The vulnerability of the RepoRemove() function in the PackageKit package manager allows a attacker to compromise the integrity and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the RepoRemove function in the PackageKit package manager is related to deficiencies in the authentication process. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the integrity and accessibility of the protected information...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19816

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19816

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

CVE-2026-19816

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

EUVD-2026-78063

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

CVE-2026-19816

CVE-2026-19816 affects PackageKit when used with the dnf5 backend. PackageKit normally skips the polkit authorization check for transactions flagged as SIMULATE (dry-run), but the RepoRemove handler in the dnf5 backend contains a faulty guard—(role == REPO_REMOVE || !SIMULATE)—which is always tru...

CVE-2026-19816 PackageKit: dnf5 backend ignores SIMULATE on RepoRemove

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

CVE-2026-19816 PackageKit: dnf5 backend ignores SIMULATE on RepoRemove

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

CVE-2026-19816 PackageKit: dnf5 backend ignores SIMULATE on RepoRemove

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

PT-2026-91454

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PackageKit affected versions not specified Description An authorization flaw exists in PackageKit when using the dnf5 backend. The system skips the polkit authorization check for transactions that include the SIMULATE dry-run flag. However, th...

CVE-2026-19816: Incorrect Authorization

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

SUSE CVE-2026-19816

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPOREMOVE ||...

CVE-2026-19816

A flaw was found in PackageKit. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores the SIMULATE transaction flag and executes a real package removal, allowing an unprivileged local user to uninstall packages without polkit authorization. Mitigation Red Hat is not aware of a practical temporary...