CVE-2023-7090 | Sudo: improper handling of ipa_hostname leads to privilege mismanagement

A flaw was found in sudo in the handling of ipa_hostname, where ipa_hostname from /etc/sssd/sssd.conf was not propagated in sudo. Therefore, it leads to privilege mismanagement vulnerability in applications, where client hosts retain privileges even after retracting them.

Published: 2023-12-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-7090 is rated Low Risk (35/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-7090

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 2026-01-10 0.05% 0.08% +0.04%
2 2025-11-21 0.33% 0.05% -0.28%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.33% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-7090

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.6 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.3 3.7 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-7090

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-7090

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2023-7090: 1 source package rows (sudo); 3 state rows across 3 repos (3.22-community, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 0, open 3. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-7090
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-7090 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-2023-7090
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7090
suse high CVE-2023-7090 severity important: SUSE including 3 source package names (sudo, sudo-devel, sudo-plugin-python), 92 product×package rows across 45 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, … (45 product lines)): Known Not Affected 92. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7090/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-7090 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sudo), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-7090

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-7090

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sudo_project sudo < 1.8.28 cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-7090

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