CVE-2026-102568 Pardus Parental Control before 0.7.0 Incorrect Authorization via PPCActivator.py
Unprivileged local users can bypass authentication to disable parental controls and gain root privileges via polkit misconfiguration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-102568?
CVE-2026-102568 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in pardus-parental-control, published on 29 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102568?
How do I fix CVE-2026-102568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-102568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-102568 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-102568 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvcf-vf9x-g9pj.