[UPDATE] [high] PackageKit: Vulnerability allows privilege escalation

highCVE-2026-41651

A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in PackageKit to escalate their privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: PackageKit product: PackageKit Privilege escalation

What: A vulnerability in PackageKit allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges.
Who is affected: Local users of PackageKit are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of the privilege escalation vulnerability.
Action: Users should apply the latest updates for PackageKit.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-07-31
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1233

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-416510.46% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 38% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-41651	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for PackageKit

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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