CVE-2026-35535
CVSS Score
7.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-271 |
| Vendor | sudo project |
| Product | sudo |
| Published | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jul 15, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Sudo project / Sudo
0 < 3e474c2f201484be83d994ae10a4e20e8c81bb69
References
github.com: https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/3e474c2f201484be83d994ae10a4e20e8c81bb69 qualys.com: https://www.qualys.com/2026/03/10/crack-armor.txt bugs.launchpad.net: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/2143042 bugs.debian.org: https://bugs.debian.org/1130593 cert-portal.siemens.com: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00003.html access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35535 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2454714 security.access.redhat.com: https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35535.json access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13896 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13895 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21695 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21690 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28887 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23233 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20087 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34098 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21656 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20040 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13888 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10758 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19067 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13731 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13891 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14437 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13889 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12310 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19220 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11521 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14228 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13892 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21275