VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-8422
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.
Weakness classification
- CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108