CVE-2026-82474 Sudo through 1.9.17p2 Intercept Policy Bypass via execveat

Sudo through 1.9.17p2 fails to apply intercept policy checks to the execveat system call in ptrace-based intercept mode. Users permitted to run specific commands can execute denied programs by calling execveat directly or through fexecve, bypassing policy enforcement and logging...

PT-2026-83453

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions sudo versions prior to 1.9.17p3 Description In ptrace-based intercept mode, the software fails to apply intercept policy checks to the execveat system call. This allows users who are permitted to run specific commands to execute denied program...

CVE-2026-82474: Protection Mechanism Failure

Sudo through 1.9.17p2 fails to apply intercept policy checks to the execveat system call in ptrace-based intercept mode. Users permitted to run specific commands can execute denied programs by calling execveat directly or through fexecve, bypassing policy enforcement and logging...