VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis

CVE-2026-75037

Polkit Authentication Based on UnixProcessSubject / Peer PID in LACT on Linux allows an Authentication Bypass.

HIGH 7.3EPSS 0.11%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Polkit Authentication Based on UnixProcessSubject / Peer PID in LACT on Linux allows an Authentication Bypass. This issue affects LACT through 0.10.0. Fixed by commit d0478fe42c2219454e272f96b1cbd29ab37ee566.

CVSS 4.0: 7.3 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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: 0.11% probability · 2th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-290
Source: meissner@suse.de

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276480
https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT

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