CVE-2016-2568EPSS p28.5%

CVE-2016-2568CVE-2016-2568

freedesktop / polkit

Description

pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.

Scoring

CVSS 7.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.37% probability of exploitation · percentile 28.5% · 2026-10-10T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-10-08
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.