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CVE-2021-4034

🗓️ 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00Reported by redhatType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 12 Media mentions👁 2192 Views

CVE-2021-4034: Local privilege escalation vulnerability in pkexec utilit

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GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
28 Jan 202214:04
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
26 Jan 202205:44
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
4 Feb 202419:00
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
3 Mar 202218:29
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
10 Oct 202222:56
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
28 Jan 202203:19
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
26 Jan 202216:43
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
26 Jan 202203:33
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Polkit_Project Polkit
23 Mar 202211:08
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for CVE-2020-4034
26 Jan 202220:32
–githubexploit
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  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "polkit",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "all",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]
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06 Nov 2025 14:50Current
8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 27.2
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.88057
SSVC
CWE-787CWE-125In Wild
cve20214034polkitpkexecvulnerabilitylocal privilege escalationnvdsecurityenvironment variables
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