CVE-2026-35535
HIGHSudo < 3e474c2f201484be83d994ae10a4e20e8c81bb69 - Privilege Escalation via Failed Privilege Drop
Title source: llmDescription
In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop before running the mailer, is not a fatal error and can lead to privilege escalation.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.4
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
5.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-271
Status
published
Products (4)
siemens/sinec_os
< 4.0
Sudo project/Sudo
< 3e474c2f201484be83d994ae10a4e20e8c81bb69
sudo_project/sudo
1.9.17 (3 CPE variants)
sudo_project/sudo
< 1.9.17
Published
Apr 03, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 03, 2026