CVE-2026-102568: Incorrect Authorization in pardus pardus-parental-control
Pardus Parental Control versions before 0.7.0 have an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the polkit policy. This flaw allows unprivileged local users to disable parental controls, including DNS filtering and application limits, by invoking PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument via pkexec without authentication.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-102568 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability in pardus-parental-control prior to version 0.7.0. The vulnerability exists in the polkit policy, which improperly allows unprivileged local users to execute PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument through pkexec, effectively disabling all parental control restrictions as root without requiring authentication.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can bypass parental control restrictions by disabling them entirely, removing DNS filtering and application limits. This could lead to unrestricted system usage contrary to intended parental control policies. The vulnerability requires local access and low complexity to exploit but does not involve user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted individuals and monitor for unauthorized use of pkexec or PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument.
CVE-2026-102568: Incorrect Authorization in pardus pardus-parental-control
Description
Pardus Parental Control versions before 0.7.0 have an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the polkit policy. This flaw allows unprivileged local users to disable parental controls, including DNS filtering and application limits, by invoking PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument via pkexec without authentication.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
pardus
pardus-parental-control
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-102568 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability in pardus-parental-control prior to version 0.7.0. The vulnerability exists in the polkit policy, which improperly allows unprivileged local users to execute PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument through pkexec, effectively disabling all parental control restrictions as root without requiring authentication.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can bypass parental control restrictions by disabling them entirely, removing DNS filtering and application limits. This could lead to unrestricted system usage contrary to intended parental control policies. The vulnerability requires local access and low complexity to exploit but does not involve user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted individuals and monitor for unauthorized use of pkexec or PPCActivator.py with the --disable argument.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-29T13:43:15.321Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abbcfbef7a7c5410683e20d
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 14:48:30 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 15:02:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 16:34:21 UTC
Views: 10
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