VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-0010

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-01-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.

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