The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1163 is rated Low Risk (30.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.70% | 0.04% | -0.66% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.04% | 0.70% | +0.66% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 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
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2010-1163 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-2010-1163 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2010-1163: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-09), 1 atom(s) (app-admin/sudo); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-1163 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1163 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2010-1163 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (sudo-1.8.10p3-1.62, sudo-1.8.10p3-6.16, …), 36 product×package rows across 27 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (27 product lines)): Fixed 36. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1163/ |
ubuntu
|
low | CVE-2010-1163 low 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-2010-1163 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 1.6.8p7 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 1.6.9_p20 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9_p21 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9_p22 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 1.7.2p1 | 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.7.2p4 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |