CVE-2008-1658

VendorfreedesktopProductpolicykitDiscoveredApr 11, 2008UpdatedApr 23, 2026

Format string vulnerability in the grant helper (polkit-grant-helper.c) in PolicyKit 0.7 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in a password.

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CVSS v3.1

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EPSS

0.68%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

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Related IOCs

seen in the same coverage

Connections

2 relationships

CWE-134

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Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Apr 11, 2008

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026