PackageKit API pk-transaction.c g_file_test improper authorization
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-266Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-285.
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in PackageKit up to 1.3.5. Affected is the function g_file_test of the file src/pk-transaction.c of the component API. Such manipulation of the argument frontend-socket leads to improper authorization. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00222 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | PackageKit | 1.3.0; 1.3.1; 1.3.2; 1.3.3; 1.3.4; 1.3.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PackageKit Vendor— Affected 1.3.0; 1.3.1; 1.3.2; 1.3.3; 1.3.4; 1.3.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:packagekit:packagekit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:packagekit:packagekit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-10294
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m6p-w8rp-5v54
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-10294 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-10294 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9m6p-w8rp-5v54 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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