CVE-2026-82474 (GCVE-0-2026-82474)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-29 16:35 – Updated: 2026-08-29 16:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Sudo through 1.9.17p2 Intercept Policy Bypass via execveat
Summary
Sudo through 1.9.17p2 fails to apply intercept policy checks to the execveat system call in ptrace-based intercept mode. Users permitted to run specific commands can execute denied programs by calling execveat directly or through fexecve, bypassing policy enforcement and logging.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/71fbe… | patch |
| https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/blob/v1.9.17… | technical-description |
| https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sudo-through… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sudo-project | sudo |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.9.17p2
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2026-03-20 00:00
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