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CVE-2017-8422
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-17T14:29:00.387 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:26:21.967

Summary

KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.

Affected products

kde — kauth

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References

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