EIP-2026-103816

PRE-CVE

Sudo 1.6.9p18 - 'Defaults SetEnv' Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103816. PoCs published by kingcope.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a sudo configuration vulnerability (CVE-2008-4950) by abusing LD_PRELOAD to inject a malicious library, escalating privileges to root. It requires 'Defaults setenv' in sudoers and a sudo-allowed program as input.

Description

Sudo 1.6.9p18 - 'Defaults SetEnv' Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by kingcope · bashlocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7129

This exploit leverages a sudo configuration vulnerability (CVE-2008-4950) by abusing LD_PRELOAD to inject a malicious library, escalating privileges to root. It requires 'Defaults setenv' in sudoers and a sudo-allowed program as input.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: sudo <= 1.6.9p18
Auth required
Prerequisites: sudoers 'Defaults setenv' configuration · sudo access to at least one program
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026