CVE-2026-82474

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.

  • Published Aug 29, 2026
  • CVSS 8.5 high
  • 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • A fix is available

Affected software

CVE-2026-82474 at the National Vulnerability Database