The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has…

Description

The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.40% · top 65% 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-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (28)

• USN-928-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 43068 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0361 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 39384 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9382 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 39543 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 39399 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1019 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 63878 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20100422 Re: sudoedit local privilege escalation through PATH manipulation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20101027 rPSA-2010-0075-1 sudo (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:078 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-6756 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0895 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2011:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0949 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20100419 sudoedit local privilege escalation through PATH manipulation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 39468 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0881 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 39474 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20100420 Re: sudoedit local privilege escalation through PATH manipulation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit_escalate2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• sudo-sudoefit-privilege-escalation(57836) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0904 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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-2010-1163](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2010-1163.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2010-1163)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 01:14 UTC.