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May 20 2026 Exploit released for new PinTheft Arch Linux root escalation flaw

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PinTheft, a recently patched Linux privilege escalation vulnerability, now has a publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that allows local attackers to gain root privileges on Arch Linux systems. [...]

Posted by Sergiu Gatlan on Wed 20 May 2026 in BleepingComputer.

Tags: Linux, Security.

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