May 12, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2021-3560 — Red Hat Polkit
Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-05-12- Federal due date
2023-06-02- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Polkit
- EPSS
- 97.4th percentile (score 0.222, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
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- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3560
CISA short description
Red Hat Polkit contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability through the bypassing of credential checks for D-Bus requests, allowing for privilege escalation.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.