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CVE-2026-96512 (GCVE-0-2026-96512)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 13:22 – Updated: 2026-10-14 19:03

Title

Sudo: sudo: tz environment variable allows bypass of notbefore/notafter time-based authorization

Summary

A flaw was found in sudo. When sudoers rules use NOTBEFORE or NOTAFTER time-based access restrictions with timestamps that omit the trailing 'Z' timezone indicator, the time evaluation relies on the TZ environment variable inherited from the calling user. Because sudo is a setuid-root program, an unprivileged local user can set TZ to an extreme timezone offset to shift the authorization window by up to approximately 25 hours, causing expired rules to be treated as valid. This allows the user to execute commands outside the intended time window. Authentication is not bypassed; only the time-based authorization check is affected.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-23 00:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

redhat CNA under the redhat root

CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1036 records in the last 180 days details

References

9 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71609	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75571	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75579	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75580	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82939	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96512	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539327	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/1820a…
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/24/4

Impacted products

7 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Unaffected: 0:1.9.17-10.p2.el10_2.7 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Unaffected: 0:1.9.5p2-2.el8_10 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 0:1.9.17p2-3.el9_8.3 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
Red Hat	Red Hat Hardened Images	Unaffected: 1.9.17-16.p2.2.hum1 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Red Hat	Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5	Unaffected: 1791964013 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5	Unaffected: 1791978693 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

Date Public

2026-09-23 12:00

Credits

Upstream acknowledges Ermenson Junior (Independent security research) as the original reporter.

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ALSA-2026:75571

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-10-05 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-06 10:01 – Source website

Summary

Important: sudo security update

Details

The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root.

Security Fix(es):

sudo: sudo: TZ environment variable allows bypass of NOTBEFORE/NOTAFTER time-based authorization (CVE-2026-96512)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75571	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96512	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2539327	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-75571.html	ADVISORY

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ALSA-2026:75579

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-10-05 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-06 10:30 – Source website

Summary

Important: sudo security update

Details

Security Fix(es):

sudo: sudo: TZ environment variable allows bypass of NOTBEFORE/NOTAFTER time-based authorization (CVE-2026-96512)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75579	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96512	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2539327	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-75579.html	ADVISORY

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ALSA-2026:75580

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-10-05 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-06 09:56 – Source website

Summary

Important: sudo security update

Details

Security Fix(es):

sudo: sudo: TZ environment variable allows bypass of NOTBEFORE/NOTAFTER time-based authorization (CVE-2026-96512)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75580	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96512	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2539327	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-75580.html	ADVISORY

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FKIE_CVE-2026-96512

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-23 14:17 - Updated: 2026-10-14 19:17

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

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	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75571
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75579
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75580
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82939
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96512
	secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539327
	secalert@redhat.com	https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/1820a349687522f51023d1ae5925125f59679a8c
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/24/4

Impacted products

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GHSA-JJ2H-HCRF-9GFX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-23 15:30 – Updated: 2026-10-14 21:33

Details

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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MSRC_CVE-2026-96512

Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2026-09-27 23:26 - Updated: 2026-10-07 02:00

Summary

Sudo: sudo: tz environment variable allows bypass of notbefore/notafter time-based authorization

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2026-96512.

CVE-2026-96512

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 1 product Known affected: 1 product

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutoria…

Open the full advisory

OESA-2026-4258 (CVE-2026-96512)

Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2026-10-16 11:58 – Updated: 2026-10-16 11:58 – Source website

Summary

sudo security update

Details

Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done.

Security Fix(es):

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

URL

Type

	https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bu…	ADVISORY
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96512	ADVISORY

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OESA-2026-4259 (CVE-2026-96512)

Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2026-10-16 11:58 – Updated: 2026-10-16 11:58 – Source website

Summary

sudo security update

Details

Security Fix(es):

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

URL

Type

	https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bu…	ADVISORY
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96512	ADVISORY

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OESA-2026-4260 (CVE-2026-96512)

Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2026-10-16 11:58 – Updated: 2026-10-16 11:58 – Source website

Summary

sudo security update

Details

Security Fix(es):

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

URL

Type

	https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bu…	ADVISORY
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96512	ADVISORY

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OESA-2026-4261 (CVE-2026-96512)

Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2026-10-16 11:58 – Updated: 2026-10-16 11:58 – Source website

Summary

sudo security update

Details

Security Fix(es):

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

URL

Type

	https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bu…	ADVISORY
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96512	ADVISORY

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    "severity": "High"
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  "details": "Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity.  The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done.\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\nA flaw was found in sudo. When sudoers rules use NOTBEFORE or NOTAFTER time-based access restrictions with timestamps that omit the trailing \u0026apos;Z\u0026apos; timezone indicator, the time evaluation relies on the TZ environment variable inherited from the calling user. Because sudo is a setuid-root program, an unprivileged local user can set TZ to an extreme timezone offset to shift the authorization window by up to approximately 25 hours, causing expired rules to be treated as valid. This allows the user to execute commands outside the intended time window. Authentication is not bypassed; only the time-based authorization check is affected.(CVE-2026-96512)",
  "id": "OESA-2026-4261",
  "modified": "2026-10-16T11:58:42Z",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:58:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2026-4261"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96512"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.2",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "sudo security update",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-96512"
  ]
}

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