CVE-2026-102568

Pardus Parental Control before 0.7.0 Incorrect Authorization via PPCActivator.py

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 29, 2026 at 02:22 PM UTC
Updated: September 30, 2026 at 05:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPardus Parental Control

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.7.0
Affected range stops below 0.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-863

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