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CVE-2010-1646
The secure path feature in env.c in sudo 1.3.1 through 1.6.9p22 and 1.7.0 through 1.7.2p6 does not properly handle an environment that…
- 6.2MediumCVSS base score
- 0.46%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 60% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The secure path feature in env.c in sudo 1.3.1 through 1.6.9p22 and 1.7.0 through 1.7.2p6 does not properly handle an environment that contains multiple PATH variables, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted value of the last PATH variable.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 39 days later
· 39 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
29
- 65083 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-9417 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 43068 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/secure_path.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/3057fde43cf0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10580 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:118 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 40188 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 40002 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 40215 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20101027 rPSA-2010-0075-1 sudo (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1024101 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 40538 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-9415 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/a09c6812eaec (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2011:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-2062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-9402 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201009-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1478 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0475 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7338 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 40508 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1518 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1519 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1452 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598154 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-1667 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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