High 7.8Published Aug 29, 2026

CVE-2026-82474Sudo through 1.9.17p2 Intercept Policy Bypass via execveat

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 09:10 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-693
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Sep 2, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

sudo-project sudo sudo_project:sudo (from the name)	through 1.9.17p2	CNA record

References

https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/71fbe42dcd5a1c8f799540583a2dfb2ae6221edfpatch
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/blob/v1.9.17p2/src/exec_ptrace.ctechnical-description
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudoproduct
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sudo-through-1.9-17p2-intercept-policy-bypass-via-execveatthird-party-advisory

The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry

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