CVE-2018-19788

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully execute any systemctl command.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 3, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-19788: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix