Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-29
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Sudo through 1.9.17p2 Intercept Policy Bypass via execveat
First Time appeared Sudo Project
Sudo Project sudo
Weaknesses CWE-693
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sudo Project
Sudo Project sudo
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Sudo Project Sudo
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T17:57:15.670Z

Reserved: 2026-08-29T14:11:14.262Z

Link: CVE-2026-82474

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T17:57:11.629Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-29T17:17:59.910

Modified: 2026-09-02T18:21:27.450

Link: CVE-2026-82474

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-29T17:45:06Z

Weaknesses