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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2025-14338

Polkit authentication dis isabled by default and a race condition in the Polkit authorization check in versions before v0.69.0 can lead to the same issues as in CVE-2025-66005.

HIGH 8.5EPSS 0.23%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Polkit authentication dis isabled by default and a race condition in the Polkit authorization check in versions before v0.69.0 can lead to the same issues as in CVE-2025-66005.

CVSS 4.0
8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.23% probability · 14th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Source
meissner@suse.de

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.