## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=D3CD150E-EB7F-5E5C-9473-93D83FA86EBF
[UPDATE 09.09.2022] I got new CVE for this vulnerability: [CVE-2022-40297](https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2022-40297).
## Proof of Concept: Privilege escalation in Ubuntu Touch 16.04 - by Passcode Bruteforce
Ubuntu Touch allows you to "protect" devices with a 4-digit passcode. Such a code was set in a demonstration device. The problem is that the same 4-digit passcode then
becomes a password that we can use with the sudo command and gain root privileges.
This means that a malicious application can do us double harm:
1. Easily escalate privileges and take control of the device.
2. It can pass the screen unlock passcode to a third party.
## How does my Proof of Concept work?
1. We run poc.py as a regular user.
2. App is doing bruteforce attack on password. No rate limit in system!
3. Passcode to unlock the screen = password for sudo su to obtain root.
4. After 1-2 minutes we have passcode on the screen, which we also save to the file /root/passcode as evidence of system compromise.
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