Technical Severity
HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Metrics
7.8
/ 10
Minimal Risk
Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood
EPSS Prediction
87.12
%
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
99.4
th
Documented as more likely to be exploited than 99.4% of known CVEs.
Detection Date
Jun 27, 2022
Remediation Due
Jul 18, 2022
CISA Catalog Active
Threat Analysis
The Red Hat polkit pkexec utility contains an out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation with administrative rights.
Remediation Directive
Apply updates per vendor instructions.