CVE-2018-1106

MEDIUM

An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages. A local attacker can use this vulnerability t...

Affects 9 products across 4 vendors.

CVSS 3.05.5
EPSS0.4%
Percentile30th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Requires local access, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, no confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, no availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the user is who they claim to be.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-57 Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data
via CWE-287
CAPEC-633 Token Impersonation
via CWE-287
CAPEC-650 Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
via CWE-287
CAPEC-194 Fake the Source of Data
via CWE-287
CAPEC-593 Session Hijacking
via CWE-287
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Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2018. A medium severity vulnerability affects Canonical systems (CVE-2018-1106). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2018-GLOBAL-127894-M • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-1106?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2018. A medium severity vulnerability affects Canonical systems (CVE-2018-1106). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1106?
CVE-2018-1106 has CVSS 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS: 0.4%.
Is CVE-2018-1106 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2018-1106 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-1106?
Priority: MONITOR. Advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1224
What systems are affected by CVE-2018-1106?
CVE-2018-1106 affects Canonical Ubuntu Linux; Debian Debian Linux; Packagekit Project Packagekit; Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Desktop.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2018-1106
BSIDBS-2018-GLOBAL-127894-M BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published2018-04-23
Last Modified2024-11-21
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
Improper Authentication
SourceNVD
Official Description

An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages. A local attacker can use this vulnerability to install vulnerable packages to further compromise a system.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages. A local attacker can use this vulnerability to install vulnerable packages to further compromise a system. CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Exploitation Likelihood: MINIMAL

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10
Debian Debian Linux 9.0
Packagekit Project Packagekit < 1.1.10
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
Remediation
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Remediation Priority: MONITOR

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 3097 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash0c481217d5093ea0778e7aff56d297b45faddac665d2f47ae15be8f0ba3a0c18a84d9ecf2618b65bc9cb9ad9bc83e713536e02c4463158998b7663337f240be7
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