CVE-2026-10294

Publication date 1 June 2026

Last updated 6 June 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

A vulnerability has been found in PackageKit up to 1.3.5. Affected is the function g_file_test of the file src/pk-transaction.c of the component API. Such manipulation of the argument frontend-socket leads to improper authorization. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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Why is this CVE low priority?

Per packagekit developers this is a minor security issue

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
packagekit	26.04 LTS resolute	Needs evaluation
	25.10 questing	Needs evaluation
	24.04 LTS noble	Needs evaluation
	22.04 LTS jammy	Needs evaluation
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation

Notes

mdeslaur

This is just a minor information leak about the existence of a root-owned file or not

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:

Base score 2.1 · Low

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Attack requirements	None
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Vulnerable system - Confidentiality impact	Low
Vulnerable system - Integrity impact	None
Vulnerable system - Availability impact	None
Subsequent system - Confidentiality impact	None
Subsequent system - Integrity impact	None
Subsequent system - Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	2.1 · Low
Base + Threat score	-
Base + Environmental score	-
Base + Threat + Environmental score	-

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base score 4.3 · Medium