VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-19788
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability11.58%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-12-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully execute any systemctl command.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory