Linux local privilege escalation using authentication bypass vulnerability in polkit CVE-2021-3560

Name: Linux local privilege escalation using authentication bypass vulnerability in polkit CVE-2021-3560
Uploaded: 2021-06-10
Duration: 3 min
Channel: GitHub

GitHub · 39K views · 2021 · 3:00

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Demonstrates a local privilege escalation exploit in polkit (CVE-2021-3560) using dbus commands to gain root access on Linux systems.

Linked by 5 independent sites, 4 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including github.blog, juejin.cn, securitylab.ru, securityaffairs.com, epanorama.net.