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.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.4, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from sudo_project, from siemens, from siemens organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2026, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2026-04-03T03:16:18.233
2026-06-04T16:16:35.063
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.4 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | sudo_project | sudo | < 1.9.17 | Yes |
| Application | sudo_project | sudo | 1.9.17 | Yes |
| Application | sudo_project | sudo | 1.9.17 | Yes |
| Application | sudo_project | sudo | 1.9.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | siemens | sinec_os | < 4.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | siemens | ruggedcom_rst2428p | - | No |
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