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By the Year
In 2026 there have been 0 vulnerabilities in FreeDesktop Packagekit. Packagekit did not have any published security vulnerabilities last year.
| Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8.20 |
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Recent FreeDesktop Packagekit Security Vulnerabilities
PackageKit's apt backend mistakenly treated all local debs as trusted
CVE-2020-16122
8.2 - High
- November 07, 2020
PackageKit's apt backend mistakenly treated all local debs as trusted. The apt security model is based on repository trust and not on the contents of individual files. On sites with configured PolicyKit rules this may allow users to install malicious packages.
Improper Privilege Management
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