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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0426 is rated Moderate Risk (52.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.76%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 1.10% | 0.76% | -0.34% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.76% | 1.10% | +0.34% |
| 3 | 2025-03-28 | — | 0.76% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2010-0426 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sudo), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0426 |
gentoo
|
high | CVE-2010-0426: 1 GLSA(s) (201003-01), 1 atom(s) (app-admin/sudo); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0426 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0426 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2010-0426 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sudo), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 6. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0426 |
This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0122.html It did not affect the versions of the sudo package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p1 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p3 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p4 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p5 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p6 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p7 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.4_p1 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.4_p2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.5_p1 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.5_p2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.7_p5 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8_p1 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8_p2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8_p5 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8_p7 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8_p8 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8_p9 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8_p12 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9_p17 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9_p18 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9_p19 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.7.2p1 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.7.2p2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.7.2p3 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |