sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the…

Description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (28)

• 38803 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/88f3181692fe (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7238 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• GLSA-201003-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-6701 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 38762 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-2006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 39399 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 38362 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-6749 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 20101027 rPSA-2010-0075-1 sudo (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• USN-905-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10814 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0949 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=389 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0450 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/stable.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 38659 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 38795 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570737 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/the-use-of-sudoedit-command-question-785442/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 38915 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/f86e1b56d074 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1023658 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• SSA:2010-110-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2010-0426](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2010-0426.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2010-0426)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 00:45 UTC.