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CVE-2020-1712HIGHCVSS 7.8

CVE-2020-1712

Published Mar 31, 2020·Updated Oct 14, 2026

NVD Description

A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd before version v245-rc1, where asynchronous Polkit queries are performed while handling dbus messages. A local unprivileged attacker can abuse this flaw to crash systemd services or potentially execute code and elevate their privileges, by sending specially crafted dbus messages.

Public Exploits & PoCs1 found

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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