Auth bypass in Pardus Pardus-Parental-Control
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/pardus/pardus-parental-control/pull/5 (issue-tracking, patch)
- github.com/pardus/pardus-parental-control/commit/42d8373b6b8d9bf348e9378fb6ad4a… (patch)
- github.com/pardus/pardus-parental-control/blob/4045f9513fa2d19ad9dbee25b39acb55… (technical-description)
- github.com/pardus/pardus-parental-control/releases/tag/debian/0.7.0 (release-notes)
- github.com/pardus/pardus-parental-control (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pardus-parental-control-before-0.7.0-incorrect-aut… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-102568?
- CVE-2026-102568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pardus Pardus-Parental-Control, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-29.
- How severe is CVE-2026-102568?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.