PwnKit: Any local user on Linux can become root via pkexec SUID binary. Affects all major Linux distributions. PoC available publicly. Patch polkit immediately and monitor SUID binary execution in your EDR.
A local privilege escalation vulnerability was found in polkit pkexec allows unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code as root.
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