ubuntu-cve-2026-10294
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-06-01 22:16
Modified
2026-06-23 07:08
Summary
Details

A vulnerability has been found in PackageKit up to 1.3.5. Affected is the function g_file_test of the file src/pk-transaction.c of the component API. Such manipulation of the argument frontend-socket leads to improper authorization. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.1 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A vulnerability has been found in PackageKit up to 1.3.5. Affected is the function g_file_test of the file src/pk-transaction.c of the component API. Such manipulation of the argument frontend-socket leads to improper authorization. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10294",
  "modified": "2026-06-23T07:08:45Z",
  "published": "2026-06-01T22:16:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-10294"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10294"
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    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/826470"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/367587"
    },
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    }
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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    {
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-10294"
  ]
}



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