sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which…
Priority LOW 14Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01165 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.8 | Vulnerable | Todd Miller |
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1689
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53qq-7f4q-p4vg
References
More Todd Miller Sudo vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01738 Sudo 1.6.8p7 on SuSE Linux 9.3, and possibly other Linux distributions, allows local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2012-00746 Format string vulnerability in the sudo_debug function in Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.3p1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2013-01562 sudo 1.6.0 through 1.7.10p6 and sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.6p6 allows local users or… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2004-00948 sudo before 1.6.8p2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using "()" style… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2010-00404 sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2006-00144 sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2004-1689 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1689 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53qq-7f4q-p4vg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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