{"cve":"CVE-2017-8422","nvd":{"published":"2017-05-17T14:29:00.387","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:21.967","status":"Modified","description":"KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-290"],"references":["http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264"],"products":["kde:kauth","kde:kdelibs"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:36.429588156+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8422","score":0.01805,"percentile":0.78559,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}