HIGH 8.5 NVD
CVE-2026-82474
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 command
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.
References
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/blob/v1.9.17p2/src/exec_ptrace.c
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/71fbe42dcd5a1c8f799540583a2dfb2ae6221edf
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sudo-through-1.9-17p2-intercept-policy-bypass-via-exe
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.5 was published on 2026-08-29 via NVD.
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