{"id":"CVE-2018-1106","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-1106","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:42:28.585Z","title":"An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages.","description":"An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages. A local attacker can use this vulnerability to install vulnerable packages to further compromise a system.","published":"2018-04-23T20:29:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:50:29.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["packagekit project/packagekit","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server aus","redhat/enterprise linux server eus","redhat/enterprise linux server tus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","canonical/ubuntu linux","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00379,"percentile":0.31766,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/23/3","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1224","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565992","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3634-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4207","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/23/3","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1224","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565992","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3634-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4207","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1106","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}