7-Year-Old Polkit Flaw Lets Unprivileged Linux Users Gain Root AccessThe Hacker News·Jun 11, 07:47 UTC · Jun 11, 2021VulnerabilityCVE-2021-356035
CVE-2021-3560 in polkit auth system service affects most of Linux distrosSecurity Affairs·Jun 12, 12:04 UTC · Jun 12, 2021VulnerabilityCVE-2021-356035
PolKit vulnerability can give attackers root on many Linux distros (CVE-2021-4034)Help Net Security·Jan 26, 00:00 UTC · Jan 26, 2022VulnerabilityCVE-2021-403435
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation bug affects major Linux distrosSecurity Affairs·Jan 26, 11:12 UTC · Jan 26, 2022VulnerabilityCVE-2021-403435
Week in review: PolKit vulnerability, fake tax apps pushing malware, EU's bug bounty for open sourceHelp Net Security·Feb 28, 14:42 UTC · Feb 28, 2022VulnerabilityCVE-2021-403460
Hacker Runs Hermes AI Agent Unattended for PostThe Hacker News·Jul 24, 10:15 UTC · Jul 24, 2026VulnerabilityCVE-2026-31431CVE-2026-43284CVE-2026-43500+2 CVEs35
Kali Linux 2026.2 trims VM boot times, refreshes its desktopsHelp Net Security·Jun 30, 00:00 UTC · Jun 30, 2026Vulnerability42
Chaining two LPEs to get "root": Most Linux distros vulnerable (CVE-2025-6018, CVE-2025-6019)Help Net Security·Jun 18, 00:00 UTC · Jun 18, 2025VulnerabilityCVE-2025-6018CVE-2025-601960
FritzFrog botnet exploits Log4Shell, PwnKit vulnerabilitiesHelp Net Security·Feb 1, 00:00 UTC · Feb 1, 2024VulnerabilityCVE-2021-44228CVE-2021-403435
Twelve-Year-Old Linux Vulnerability Discovered and PatchedSchneier on Security·Jan 31, 12:18 UTC · Jan 31, 2022Vulnerability in the wild60
Critical Linux Flaws Discovered Allowing Root Access ExploitsInfosecurity Magazine·Jun 18, 16:15 UTC · Jun 18, 2025VulnerabilityCVE-2025-6018CVE-2025-601960