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CVSS v3.1
N/A
EPSS
0.68%
Published
Apr 11, 2008
Modified
Jun 16, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit
All weaponized →No public PoC or exploit code indexed for this CVE.
Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the grant helper (polkit-grant-helper.c) in PolicyKit 0.7 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in a password.
Weaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (2)
References (18)