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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-35535 · published 3 April 2026

CVE-2026-35535: Sudo project sudo vulnerability

Sudo Project · Sudo

In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop before running the mailer, is not a fatal error and can lead to privilege escalation.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.18% · top 93.3% CWE-271 · CWE-271CWE-272 · CWE-272
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
34References
1 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop before running the mailer, is not a fatal error and can lead to privilege escalation.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugs.debian.org/1130593 Broken Link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/2143042 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/3e474c2f201484be83d994ae10a4e20e8c81bb69 Patch
https://www.qualys.com/2026/03/10/crack-armor.txt Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00003.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10758
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11521
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12310
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13731
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13888
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13889
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13891
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13892
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13895
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13896
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14228
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14437
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19067
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19220
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20040
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20087
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21275
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21656
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21690
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21695
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23233
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28887
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34098
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35535
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2454714
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35535.json

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-35535), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.