CVE-2026-82474

Sudo through 1.9.17p2 Intercept Policy Bypass via execveat

Published Aug 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 2, 2026, 5:57 PM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2026, 2:11 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 29, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Sep 10, 2026, 7:54 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 29, 2026, 4:35 PM