CVE-2026-82457 json
su-exec through 0.3 Privilege Escalation via Numeric User ID
published 2mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-68104
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
su-exec through 0.3 fails to validate numeric user and group identifiers parsed with strtol before assigning to uid_t and gid_t, allowing truncation of out-of-range values to zero. Attackers can supply large numeric identifiers that truncate to root's identifier, causing su-exec to execute target programs with root privileges instead of intended unprivileged accounts.
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/thesmartshadow/ed96e2a88643c34a247c9b7cf9e311be referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- ncopa su-exec
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
References
-
gist.github.com
/thesmartshadow/ed96e2a88643c34a247c9b7cf9e311be
third-party-advisory, exploit
-
github.com
/ncopa/su-exec/blob/89c016e6e08749d583efdeda04b9f73e1218e253/su-exec.c
technical-description
-
github.com
/ncopa/su-exec
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/su-exec-through-0.3-privilege-escalation-via-numeric-user-id
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-82457
- NVD CVE-2026-82457
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