VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-7519

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-07-14
Last modified2026-09-01
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in polkit. When processing an XML policy with 32 or more nested elements in depth, an out-of-bounds write can be triggered. This issue can lead to a crash or other unexpected behavior, and arbitrary code execution is not discarded. To exploit this flaw, a high-privilege account is needed as it's required to place the malicious policy file properly.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-787

Primary references