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CVE-2025-7519

Polkit: xml policy file with a large number of nested elements may lead to out-of-bounds write

CVSS 6.7 MEDIUMEPSS 0.2%CWE-787
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 6.7EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
14 Jul 2025Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
A flaw was found in polkit. When processing an XML policy with 32 or more nested elements in depth, an out-of-bounds write can be triggered. This issue can lead to a crash or other unexpected behavior, and arbitrary code execution is not discarded. To exploit this flaw, a high-privilege account is needed as it's required to place the malicious policy file properly.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H