NOMISEC-realatharva15/polkit-CVE-2021-3560_writeup

NOMISEC WRITEUP
Exploit for CVE-2021-3560 - polkit - Privilege Escalation
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This repository provides a detailed technical writeup explaining CVE-2021-3560, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Polkit. It includes an analogy to simplify the concept and demonstrates the exploit steps using dbus-send commands to create a privileged user.

Attack Type
LPE
Complexity
moderate
Reliability
racy
MITRE ATT&CK
T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
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Source
Platform Nomisec
Type poc
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Last Push Jan 14, 2026
Authors
realatharva15 Atharva Bordavekar
Vulnerability
CVE-2021-3560
polkit - Privilege Escalation
HIGH KEV
CVSS 7.8