CVE-2018-19788
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.
- Published
- Dec 3, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
5Ansible role to audit and test systems for CVE-2018-19788 (PolicyKit privilege escalation) with automated user provisioning and exploit verification.
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- CVE-2018-19788Exploit
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