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Fedora - Local Privilege Escalation
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Exploit Title: Fedora Local Privilege Escalation via ABRT
Date: 07-October-2025
Exploit Author: initstring
Vendor Homepage: https://fedoraproject.org
Software Link: https://fedoraproject.org/server/download
Version: Fedora 43 and below (running ABRT v 2.17.7 and below)
Tested on: Fedora 42 Workstation & Server, Fedora 43 Workstation & Server
CVE : CVE-2025-12744
"""
abrt_root: local privilege escalation vulnerability in Fedora's ABRT
Research and development by initstring.
"""
import getpass
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