CVE-2011-4945
PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.
Published:Dec 9, 2011
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Oct 1, 2012
EPSS Score:0.00084
CVSS Score:6.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Michael Biebl
Product
Policykit
Michael Biebl
Policykit
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
