CVE-2026-35535
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-35535 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-04-03 03:16:18 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-03 03:16:18 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-271 | CWE-271 CWE-271 Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.4 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.4 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Sudo Project | Sudo | affected 3e474c2f201484be83d994ae10a4e20e8c81bb69 git | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.qualys.com/2026/03/10/crack-armor.txt | [email protected] | www.qualys.com | |
| bugs.debian.org/1130593 | [email protected] | bugs.debian.org | |
| github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/3e474c2f201484be83d994ae10a4e20e8c81... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/2143042 | [email protected] | bugs.launchpad.net | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.