gnome-system-log: polkit policy too lax, allows reading arbitrary files on the system
Published Nov 25, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.64%
Description
gnome-system-log polkit policy allows arbitrary files on the system to be read
Affected products
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- Version < 3.4.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnome-System-Log | Gnome-System-Log | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 17
- 18
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gnome-utils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they used usermode to request privileges, not pkexec.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 1.64% (0.01639) | 75.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01639) | 73.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 59.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 61.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 59.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 57.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094059.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094181.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5535 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5535 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878115 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5535 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5535
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5535 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5535
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094059.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094181.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5535 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5535 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878115 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5535 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5535 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5535 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5535 |
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