PT-2026-1735 · Polkit · Polkit

Matthias Gerstner · CVE-2025-14338 · Published 2026-01-09 · Updated 2026-01-14

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Polkit versions prior to 0.69.0

Description A race condition exists in the Polkit authorization check. This issue, present in versions before 0.69.0, can lead to similar problems as those described in CVE-2025-66005. Polkit authentication is disabled by default.

Recommendations Update to version 0.69.0 or later.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-14338

Affected Products

Polkit

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14338 · Security Note
• https://security.opensuse.org/2026/01/09/inputplumber-lack-of-dbus-auth.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2009871837837091202 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/andersonc0d3/status/2009697211052106081 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/ThreatSynop/status/2010670586226184212 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/oss_security/status/2009793794288263273 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2011555226575376824 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/threatcluster/status/2010637995645305019 · Twitter Post
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-14338 · Note