CVE-2026-102568

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10

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CVE-2026-102568 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Pardus Parental Control before 0.7.0 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the polkit policy that allows unprivileged local users to disable parental controls as root. Attackers can invoke PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument via pkexec to remove all restrictions including DNS filtering and application limits without authentication..

Description

Pardus Parental Control before 0.7.0 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the polkit policy that allows unprivileged local users to disable parental controls as root. Attackers can invoke PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument via pkexec to remove all restrictions including DNS filtering and application limits without authentication.

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Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
parduspardus-parental-control< 0.7.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Received

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-102568?
Pardus Parental Control before 0.7.0 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the polkit policy that allows unprivileged local users to disable parental controls as root. Attackers can invoke PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument via pkexec to remove all restrictions including DNS filtering and application limits without authentication.
How severe is CVE-2026-102568?
CVE-2026-102568 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-102568?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST