Is CVE-2013-4288 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-4288 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-4288?

CVE-2013-4288 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-4288

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Race condition in PolicyKit (aka polkit) allows local users to bypass intended PolicyKit restrictions and gain privileges by starting a setuid or pkexec process before the authorization check is performed, related to (1) the polkit_unix_process_new API function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-4184)
Published: October 3, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-4184 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
polkit project / polkit
redhat / enterprise linux

References

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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