Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/85367?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/85367?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-hxfb-cmwp-j7c4", "summary": "polkit: Program run via pkexec as unprivileged user can escape to parent session via TIOCSTI ioctl", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2016-2568" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935564?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@123-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@123-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935557?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@126-2?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-5y4d-ph3y-5qgd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-eqar-k6xk-1ufh" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@126-2%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/994469?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@126-2", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-5y4d-ph3y-5qgd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-eqar-k6xk-1ufh" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@126-2" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935556?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@127-2?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-eqar-k6xk-1ufh" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@127-2%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1081561?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@127-3?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@127-3%3Fdistro=trixie" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/994467?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@0.105-31%2Bdeb11u1", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-5y4d-ph3y-5qgd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-eqar-k6xk-1ufh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-f2ed-c3rs-yqgz" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-hxfb-cmwp-j7c4" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@0.105-31%252Bdeb11u1" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935555?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@0.105-31%2Bdeb11u1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-5y4d-ph3y-5qgd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-eqar-k6xk-1ufh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-f2ed-c3rs-yqgz" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-hxfb-cmwp-j7c4" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@0.105-31%252Bdeb11u1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935553?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@122-3?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-5y4d-ph3y-5qgd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-eqar-k6xk-1ufh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-hxfb-cmwp-j7c4" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@122-3%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/994468?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@122-3", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-5y4d-ph3y-5qgd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-eqar-k6xk-1ufh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-hxfb-cmwp-j7c4" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1@122-3" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2568.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.1", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L" } ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2568.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2568", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00131", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.32657", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00131", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.32225", "published_at": "2026-05-14T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00131", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.32135", "published_at": "2026-05-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00131", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.32156", "published_at": "2026-05-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00131", "scoring_system": "epss", 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