CVE-2016-7076

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 29, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSudo

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Severity
MEDIUM6.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.6.8 ≤ v ≤ 1.8.181.8.18p1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.html

CVSS

6.4MEDIUMredhat
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-184CWE-77

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