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A Vulnerability in Polkit’s pkexec Component Could Allow For Local Privilege Escalation
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A Vulnerability in Polkit’s pkexec Component Could Allow For Local Privilege Escalation
MS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER:
2022-014
DATE(S) ISSUED:
01/26/2022
OVERVIEW:
A vulnerability in Polkit’s pkexec component could allow for local privilege escalation. Polkit (formerly PolicyKit) is a component for controlling system-wide privileges in Unix-like operating systems. It provides an organized …
escalation local pkexec polkit privilege privilege escalation vulnerability