EIP-2026-103008

PRE-CVE

Sudo 1.6.8 - Information Disclosure

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103008. PoCs published by Rosiello Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in sudoedit (sudo -e) to create a symlink to an arbitrary file, allowing an attacker to read files with elevated privileges. The code monitors /usr/tmp for a temporary file created by sudoedit and replaces it with a symlink to the target file.

Description

Sudo 1.6.8 - Information Disclosure

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Rosiello Security · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24606

This exploit leverages a race condition in sudoedit (sudo -e) to create a symlink to an arbitrary file, allowing an attacker to read files with elevated privileges. The code monitors /usr/tmp for a temporary file created by sudoedit and replaces it with a symlink to the target file.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: sudo version 1.6.8
Auth required
Prerequisites: sudoedit must be invoked by the attacker or another user · attacker must have write access to /usr/tmp · target file must be readable by root
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026