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CVE-2010-0427 json

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gai…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0458

cvss
4.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.

Patch / fix

  • sudo Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0427

  • sudo RHEL 5 1.6.9p17-6.el5_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0122

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-0427 updated cvss 6.6

sudo: Fails to reset group permissions if runas_default set

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) sudo 1.6.9p17-6.el5_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) sudo 1.6.9p17-6.el5_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0122

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • gratisoft.us http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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