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TI-2025-29388 Aliases CVE-2025-46717GHSA-98cv-wqjx-wx8f

sudo-rs Allows Low Privilege Users to Discover the Existence of Files in Inaccessible Folders

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-497Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-497.

Summary

sudo-rs is a memory safe implementation of sudo and su written in Rust. Prior to version 0.2.6, users with no (or very limited) sudo privileges can determine whether files exists in folders that they otherwise cannot access using `sudo --list <pathname>`. Users with local access to a machine can discover the existence/non-existence of certain files, revealing potentially sensitive information in the file names. This information can also be used in conjunction with other attacks. Version 0.2.6 fixes the vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00374 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed sudo-rs (trifectatechfoundation): 0.2.6sudo-rs (crates.io): 0.2.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
trifectatechfoundationsudo-rsbefore 0.2.60.2.6Patch availableCNA
—sudo-rs (crates.io)before 0.2.60.2.6Patch availableGHSA-98cv-wqjx-wx8f
  • sudo-rs Vendortrifectatechfoundation Affected before 0.2.6 Fixed in 0.2.6 Patch available CNA
  • sudo-rs (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.6 Fixed in 0.2.6 Patch available GHSA-98cv-wqjx-wx8f

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:trifectatech:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*before 0.2.6VulnerableTrifectatech
  • cpe:2.3:a:trifectatech:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.2.6 Vulnerable ·Trifectatech

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA sudo-rs (trifectatechfoundation) Fixed in 0.2.6
  • Fix · GHSA-98cv-wqjx-wx8f sudo-rs (crates.io) Fixed in 0.2.6 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46717
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98cv-wqjx-wx8f

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2025-39907 sudo-rs doesn't record authenticating user properly in timestamp CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
  • TI-2025-39614 sudo-rs: Partial password reveal is possible after timeout CVSS 3.1LOW 3.8

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