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CVE-2010-1163

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2010-04-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.

Affected Platforms

Todd Miller Sudo

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References