CVE-2026-35535
April 3, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
7.4
High
Description
In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop before running the mailer, is not a fatal error and can lead to privilege escalation.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sudo |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-271
Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
The product does not drop privileges before passing control of a resource to an actor that does not have those privileges.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | sudo | sudo | <1.9.17p2 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: April 3, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Last Modified: April 3, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
Last Modified: April 3, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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