sudo: Unauthorized privilege escalation in sudoedit
Published Nov 17, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.8.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sudo
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sudo
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sudo
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sudo | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sudo | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sudo | Will not fix | 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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 72.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 70.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.10% (0.06102) | 89.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.45% (0.22453) | 93.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 6.10% (0.06102) | 89.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 22.45% (0.22453) | 95.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 7.44% (0.07436) | 91.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 22.45% (0.22453) | 95.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.44% (0.07436) | 91.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.82% (0.03821) | 85.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.82% (0.03821) | 84.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.82% (0.03821) | 67.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=707 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171024.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171054.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3440 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034392 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.8.15 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5602 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277426 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5602
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5602
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37710/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.