{
  "cveId": "CVE-2021-3560",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3560",
  "summary": "CVE-2021-3560 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.105-26ubuntu1.1, released June 3, 2021. It is being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 12, 2023. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.",
  "title": "polkit: The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges",
  "description": "The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* polkit: local privilege escalation using polkit_system_bus_name_get_creds_sync() (CVE-2021-3560)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.",
  "published": "2021-06-03T00:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Important",
  "cvss": 7.8,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "epss": 0.22193,
  "epssPercentile": 0.97691,
  "priority": "Patch now",
  "priorityTier": 1,
  "exploited": true,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "due": "2023-06-02T00:00:00Z",
    "ransomware": false,
    "requiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions."
  },
  "fixes": [
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      "product": "gir1.2-polkit-1.0",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
      "fix": "gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-gir1.2-polkit-1.0-0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
      "released": "2021-06-03T00:00:00Z"
    },
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      "release": "Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy)",
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libpolkit-agent-1-0-0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
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      "released": "2021-06-03T00:00:00Z"
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      "released": "2021-06-03T00:00:00Z"
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      "released": "2021-06-03T00:00:00Z"
    },
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