CVE-2026-75037 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Polkit Authentication Based on UnixProcessSubject / Peer PID in LACT on Linux allows an Authentication Bypass. This issue affects LACT through 0.10.0. Fixed by commit d0478fe42c2219454e272f96b1cbd29ab37ee566.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276480
https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT

History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Polkit Authentication Based on UnixProcessSubject / Peer PID in LACT on Linux allows an Authentication Bypass. This issue affects LACT through 0.10.0. Fixed by commit d0478fe42c2219454e272f96b1cbd29ab37ee566.
Title		Polkit authentication bypass in LACT
Weaknesses		CWE-290
References		https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276480 https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published: 2026-08-25T09:52:32.993Z

Updated: 2026-08-25T09:52:32.993Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T15:22:54.444Z

Link: CVE-2026-75037

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T10:18:13.113

Modified: 2026-08-25T10:18:13.113

Link: CVE-2026-75037

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-290

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