# CVE-2010-0426: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting pseudo-command matching in sudo when enabled, allowing execution of crafted files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0426, GHSA-9j25-f2ww-m5pf

## What is CVE-2010-0426?

CVE-2010-0426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0426?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Todd Miller Sudo.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0426?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-0426 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Sudo 1.6.x <= 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x <= 1.7.2p4 Local Privilege Escalation and vulnerable container (github_poc): https://github.com/t0kx/privesc-CVE-2010-0426
- sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4 - Privilege escalation with sudo and sudoedit (github_poc): https://github.com/g1vi/CVE-2010-0426
- cve-2010-0426 (github_poc): https://github.com/cved-sources/cve-2010-0426

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-1831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1831/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2012-2337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2337/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2012-0809](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0809/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2006-0151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0151/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2002-0043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0043/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0426 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0426/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0426/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0426
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0426
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0426

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