CVE-2026-41651

CVE-2026-41651 — PackageKit TOCTOU Local Privilege Escalation Classification: Purple Team Assessment Artifact Authorized use only. This document and the accompanying test script are intended solely for internal security validation on systems where written authorization has been obtained. Proof of...

POC

POC For research purposes only! A public collection of POCs & Exploits for the vulnerabilities I discovered. CVE-2022-22583 PackageKit : An application may be able to access restricted files SIP Bypass CVE-2022-26690 PackageKit : A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of th...

cohort-htb

Cohort — HTB writeup & exploit chain Machine Cohort HackTheBox. Full kill chain: 1. SSRF in the Flask API /api/validate → internal vhost discovery 2. Pre-auth RCE in Marimo 0.20.4 WebSocket terminal CVE-2026-39987 → shell as marimo 3. Privilege escalation via PackageKit 1.2.8 D-Bus TOCTOU...

CVE-2026-41651

🛡️ AI Security Tool Module CVE-2026-41651: PackageKit TOCTOU Local Privilege Escalation Pack2TheRoot Official Security Audit & Exploitation Module for AI Security Tool Ecosystem 🌐 Web Demo • 📚 Project Website • 💬 Community Chat Website Navigation: Home • Updates • Downloads • Modules 🧠 Conceptual...

CVE-2026-41651-analysis

CVE-2026-41651 — Pack2TheRoot Analysis PackageKit Local Privilege Escalation TOCTOU Race Condition CVSS v3.1: 8.8 HIGH | CWE-367 | Published: 2026-04-22 📌 Overview This repository compiles a personal analysis report and research material on the PackageKit local privilege escalation vulnerability...

pack2theroot-lab

Pack2TheRoot Lab — CVE-2026-41651 A Dockerised, CTF-style local-privilege-escalation lab built around the Pack2TheRoot advisory CVE-2026-41651, a 12-year-old flaw in the PackageKit daemon disclosed by Deutsche Telekom's Red Team on 22 April 2026. The lab includes three containers : a...

CVE-2026-41651

Pack2TheRoot — CVE-2026-41651 TOCTOU race in PackageKit's transaction handler. Any local unprivileged user can install arbitrary packages as root with no authentication. Overview Field| Value ---|--- CVE| CVE-2026-41651 Component| PackageKit daemon packagekitd Affected versions| 1.0.2 – 1.3.4 Fix...

CVE-2026-41651

🚨 CVE-2026-41651 — Pack2TheRoot Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in PackageKit TOCTOU Race Condition 📌 Overview CVE-2026-41651 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the PackageKit system service used in various Linux distributions. The vulnerability is caused by a Time-of-Chec...

cve-2026-28912

CVE-2026-28912 — Reverse engineering notes and reproduction Independent reverse engineering of the macOS PackageKit symlink-following bug CVE-2026-28912, plus a working PoC that demonstrates the installer writing an attacker-controlled file as root through a directory symlink in the install...

CVE-2026-41651

CVE-2026-41651 CVSS 3.x : 7.8 HIGH CWE : CWE-367 Time-of-Check Time-of-Use Fix : PackageKit 1.3.5+ Affects : PackageKit 1.0.2 – 1.3.4 Local privilege escalation via TOCTOU race condition in PackageKit's D-Bus transaction handler. Any unprivileged local user can install arbitrary packages as root ...

CVE-2026-41651-Python

Pack2TheRoot: CVE-2026-41651 Python Python PoC of the PackageKit TOCTOU Local Privilege Escalation exploit. Any local unprivileged user can install arbitrary packages as root with no authentication. Field| Value ---|--- CVE| CVE-2026-41651 Component| PackageKit daemon packagekitd Affected version...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in PackageKit

PackageKit’s apt backend mistakenly treats all local deb files as trustworthy. The apt security model is based on repository trust, not the contents of individual files. On sites where PolicyKit rules are configured, this could allow users to install malicious packages...

CVE-2026-41651

🔥 CVE-2026-41651 — PackageKit TOCTOU Local Privilege Escalation Pack2TheRoot Local Privilege Escalation exploit targeting the PackageKit daemon. Escalates from an unprivileged local user to root through a TOCTOU race condition vulnerability. 📌 Overview CVE-2026-41651 also known as Pack2TheRoot is...

Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: PackageKit / PackageKit-command-not-found / etc (crlsa-2026_11504)

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-202611504 advisory. PackageKit: race condition vulnerability leads to arbitrary package installation as root CVE-2026-41651 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block...

Rocky Linux 9.2 [CIQ] Security Update: PackageKit / PackageKit-command-not-found / PackageKit-glib / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1515)

The Rocky Linux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-20261515 advisory. This advisory aggregates security fixes for the PackageKit SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.2. It addresses 2 CVEs: CVE-2026-41651, CVE-2018-1106. Tenable has extracted...

Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: PackageKit / PackageKit-command-not-found / etc (crlsa-2026_11635)

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-202611635 advisory. PackageKit: race condition vulnerability leads to arbitrary package installation as root CVE-2026-41651 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block...

AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: PackageKit / PackageKit-command-not-found / PackageKit-cron / etc (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1778773906)

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1778773906 advisory. - PackageKit is a a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro, cross-architecture...

Rocky Linux 9.6 [CIQ] Security Update: PackageKit / PackageKit-command-not-found / PackageKit-glib / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1516)

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-20261516 advisory. This advisory aggregates security fixes for the PackageKit SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.6. It addresses 2 CVEs: CVE-2018-1106, CVE-2024-0217. Tenable has extracted...

Rocky Linux 9.2 [CIQ] Security Update: cockpit / cockpit-bridge / cockpit-doc / cockpit-packagekit / etc (ciqsa-2026_1331)

The Rocky Linux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-20261331 advisory. This advisory aggregates security fixes for the cockpit SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.2. It addresses 1 CVE: CVE-2026-4631. Tenable has extracted the preceding description...

Rocky Linux 9.6 [CIQ] Security Update: PackageKit / PackageKit-command-not-found / PackageKit-glib / etc (ciqsa-2026_1340)

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-20261340 advisory. This advisory aggregates security fixes for the PackageKit SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.6. It addresses 1 CVE: CVE-2026-41651. Tenable has extracted the preceding descriptio...