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PackageKit: race condition vulnerability leads to arbitrary package installation as root

🗓️ 29 Apr 2026 11:30:40Reported by RedHatType 
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PackageKit suffers a TOCTOU race condition that lets unprivileged users install packages as root, causing local privilege escalation.

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GithubExploit		Exploit for Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Packagekit_Project Packagekit
3 May 202602:54
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Packagekit_Project Packagekit
6 May 202606:12
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Packagekit_Project Packagekit
25 Apr 202603:29
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Packagekit_Project Packagekit
29 Apr 202615:40
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for CVE-2026-41651
24 Apr 202610:32
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Packagekit_Project Packagekit
20 May 202607:26
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for CVE-2026-41651
23 Apr 202609:58
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for CVE-2026-41651
23 Apr 202608:57
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Pack2TheRoot
27 Apr 202609:13
–githubexploit
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-41651
22 Apr 202613:11
–attackerkb
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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8aarch64packagekit0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8ppc64lepackagekit0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8s390xpackagekit0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8x86_64packagekit0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8anypackagekit0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.i686PackageKit-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.i686.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8aarch64packagekit-command-not-found0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-command-not-found-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8ppc64lepackagekit-command-not-found0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-command-not-found-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8s390xpackagekit-command-not-found0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-command-not-found-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8x86_64packagekit-command-not-found0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-command-not-found-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8aarch64packagekit-command-not-found-debuginfo0:1.1.12-8.el8_10PackageKit-command-not-found-debuginfo-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
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01 Jun 2026 17:32Current
5.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.2
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00153
SSVC
CWE-367
packagekitrace conditionunprivileged usersroot escalationpackage installation
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