EIP-2026-102968

PRE-CVE

RealPlayer 9 *nix - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102968. PoCs published by Jon Hart.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in RealPlayer 9 by replacing a shared library (cook.so.6.0) with a malicious version that binds a shell to a specified port. The attack leverages group-writeable configuration files in ~/.realnetworks/ to manipulate library paths.

Description

RealPlayer 9 *nix - Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jon Hart · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/93

This exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in RealPlayer 9 by replacing a shared library (cook.so.6.0) with a malicious version that binds a shell to a specified port. The attack leverages group-writeable configuration files in ~/.realnetworks/ to manipulate library paths.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: RealPlayer 9
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Group-writeable ~/.realnetworks/ directory · Ability to modify victim's RealPlayer configuration
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026