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NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-82474 — Sudo through 1.9.17p2 fails to apply intercept policy checks to the execveat sys...
·Source: NIST NVD
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Executive Summary
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.
Analysis
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. CVSS Score: 7.8. Published: 2026-08-29T17:17:59.910.