MEDIUM
sudo: sudoedit option can possibly allow for arbitrary code execution
Published Feb 24, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.08%
Description
sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.3_p1
- 1.6.3_p2
- 1.6.3_p3
- 1.6.3_p4
- 1.6.3_p5
- 1.6.3_p6
- 1.6.3_p7
- 1.6.4_p1
- 1.6.4_p2
- 1.6.5_p1
- 1.6.5_p2
- 1.6.7_p5
- 1.6.8_p1
- 1.6.8_p2
- 1.6.8_p5
- 1.6.8_p7
- 1.6.8_p8
- 1.6.8_p9
- 1.6.8_p12
- 1.6.9_p17
- 1.6.9_p18
- 1.6.9_p19
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.2p1
- 1.7.2p2
- 1.7.2p3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sudo-0:1.6.9p17-6.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0122
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sudo-0:1.6.9p17-6.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0122 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
It did not affect the versions of the sudo package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.08% 0.01082
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01082
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01082) | 63.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01125) | 61.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.41% (0.01414) | 79.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.84% (0.05839) | 90.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 5.84% (0.05839) | 90.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 17.99% (0.17994) | 96.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.84% (0.05839) | 89.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.84% (0.05839) | 77.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (33)
- ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570737 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040578.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040588.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38659 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38762 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38795 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38803 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39399 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.577019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=389 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/88f3181692fe x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/f86e1b56d074 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/the-use-of-sudoedit-command-question-785442/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:049 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38362 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/stable.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0450 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0426 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567337 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0426
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10814 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7238 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0426
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 24, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2010
Link CVE-2010-0426
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a