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FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

Jan 26, 2022

A new vulnerability that affects many Linux systems has been revealed: Pwnkit. This attack uses a vulnerability in polkitd to allow any user to escalate his privileges to root. There are patches for major Linux systems: see the LowEndTalk thread. Thanks to @FoxelVox for posting this on LET. It's important to note that the vulnerability can only be used by users logged into the system. You can't launch this attack on ju...

FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

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