CVE-2017-8422

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 17, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-8422: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix