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TI-2006-00144 Aliases CVE-2006-0151GHSA-7vx7-4r5w-mwxw

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable…

Priority LOW 33Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00612 49th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 40

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.9VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p2VulnerableTodd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
Show 30 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p3VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p4VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p5VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p6VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p7VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4_p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4_p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5_p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5_p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7_p5VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8_p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8_p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8_p5VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8_p7VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8_p8VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8_p9VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8_p12VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*5.04VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*5.04VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*5.04VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableUbuntu
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p3 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p4 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p6 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p7 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4_p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4_p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5_p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5_p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7_p5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8_p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8_p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8_p5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8_p7 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8_p8 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8_p9 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8_p12 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0151
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vx7-4r5w-mwxw

References

Advisory 6

Sources

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