CVE-2023-7090

Sudo: improper handling of ipa_hostname leads to privilege mismanagement

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 23, 2023 at 10:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSudo

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

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.

Affected

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

v < 1.8.28
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.8.28 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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