DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0426

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0426 PUBLISHED

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

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:13	sudo	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	sudo	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	sudo	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	sudo	0, 0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4 - Privilege escalation with sudo and sudoedit (github-poc)
cve-2010-0426 (github-poc)
Sudo 1.6.x <= 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x <= 1.7.2p4 Local Privilege Escalation and vulnerable container (github-poc)

Timeline

Feb 24, 2010 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0426 advisory

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