{"cve":"CVE-2019-6133","nvd":{"published":"2019-01-11T14:29:00.390","modified":"2026-06-17T02:38:39.693","status":"Modified","description":"In PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115, the \"start time\" protection mechanism can be bypassed because fork() is not atomic, and therefore authorization decisions are improperly cached. This is related to lack of uid checking in polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.7},"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00049.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106537","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0230","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0420","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0832"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","polkit_project:polkit","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:54:36.112582389+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-6133","score":0.00446,"percentile":0.38813,"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."]}