GHSA-v56m-9vh5-5qh5

GHSA-v56m-9vh5-5qh5 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-v56m-9vh5-5qh5
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-v56m-9vh5-5qh5

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-v56m-9vh5-5qh5/fixes/registry"

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