CVE-2011-4945

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the...

6.9 MediumFix available

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Record: CVE-2011-4945
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Record: CVE-2011-4945
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-4854 No score

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Record: EUVD-2011-4854
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wrh-wgmh-6x48 No score

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the...

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Record: GHSA-7wrh-wgmh-6x48
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Record: CVE-2011-4945
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945 No score

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

michael biebl policykit

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`policykit-1` Debian:12	before 0.103-1	0.103-1
`policykit-1` Debian:13	before 0.103-1	0.103-1
`policykit-1` Debian:14	before 0.103-1	0.103-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-4945 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Michael Biebl Policykit, published October 1, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in policykit-1 0.103-1.

References

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