MEDIUM
sudo: incomplete fix for the sudoedit privilege escalation issue CVE-2010-0426
Published Apr 16, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.6.8
- 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
- 1.6.8p7
- 1.6.9_p17
- 1.6.9_p18
- 1.6.9_p19
- 1.6.9_p20
- 1.6.9_p21
- 1.6.9_p22
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2p1
- 1.7.2p2
- 1.7.2p3
- 1.7.2p4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sudo-0:1.7.2p1-6.el5_5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0361
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
sudo
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sudo
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sudo-0:1.7.2p1-6.el5_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0361 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | sudo | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sudo | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
0.40% 0.00402
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00402
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 32.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 31.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 10.90th | 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 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (32)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039986.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39384 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39399 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39474 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39543 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.577019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:078 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/63878 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0361.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510827/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510846/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510880/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39468 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit_escalate2.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-928-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0881 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0895 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0904 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0956 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1019 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1163 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580441 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57836 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1163
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9382 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1163
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 16, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 29, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1163
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a