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    CVE-2026-85498

    No description is available for this CVE.

    Published:Sep 4, 2026
    Last Modified:Sep 4, 2026
    EPS:N/A
    EPSS Score:
    CVSS Score:3.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Polkit Project
    Product
    Polkit

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    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