sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to…

Description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.

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 (20)

• 38803 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-201003-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10946 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7216 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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
• http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100223 CVE assignment notification -- CVE-2010-0427 -- sudo fails to reset group permissions if runas_default set (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100224 Re: CVE assignment notification -- CVE-2010-0427 -- sudo fails to reset group permissions if runas_default set (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 38795 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 38915 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1023658 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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-2010-0427](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2010-0427.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2010-0427)

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