KEV Entry

CVE-2021-3560

Known Exploited Vulnerability Entry Previdian

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Entry Details
Confirmed Exploited

CVE-2021-3560

2023-05-12 02:00 CEST

Timestamps

2023-05-12

2023-05-12

Scope

It was found that polkit could be tricked into bypassing the credential checks for D-Bus requests, elevating the privileges of the requestor to the... | Affected: Linux / polkit | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.23708 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

References
  • {'id': 'CVE-2021-3560', 'url': 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3560'}
  • {'id': 'previdian', 'url': 'https://previdian.com/CVE-2021-3560'}

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Previdian
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2026-10-02 09:11 CEST

2026-10-02 09:11 CEST

Evidence
1
Type Source Signal Confidence Details GCVE Metadata
public_report previdian successful_exploitation 0.70
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  "cve_id": "CVE-2021-3560",
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
  "epss_percentile": 0.97753,
  "epss_score": 0.23708,
  "feed": "Previdian (previdian.com)",
  "ghsa_id": null,
  "not_yet_in_cisa_kev": false,
  "previous_ids": [],
  "product": "polkit",
  "title": "It was found that polkit could be tricked into bypassing the credential checks for D-Bus requests, elevating the privileges of the requestor to the...",
  "used_in_malware": "unknown",
  "vendor": "Linux",
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  "vulnerability_id": "CVE-2021-3560"
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