CVE-2017-8422

7.8 highEPSS 1.8%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 78% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-290
Published: 2017-05-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

kde:kauth
kde:kdelibs

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

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