ConsoleKit: Policy restrictions break-out via remote Virtual Network Computing (VNC) session
Published Nov 13, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.21%
Description
In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.
Affected products
-
- Version before 0.4.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolekit | Consolekit | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 0.4.2
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ConsoleKit
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ConsoleKit | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 67.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 64.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00503) | 64.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 65.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 65.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 62.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4664 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4664 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600455 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4664 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4664
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4664 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4664
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4664 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4664 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600455 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4664 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4664 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4664 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4664 |
Change history (0)
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