CVE-2010-4664
In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.21% probability · 68th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- consolekit project/consolekit · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4664Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4664Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4664Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4664Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4664Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4664Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.