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vulnerabilityCVE-2026-35535
Name
CVE-2026-35535
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop before running the mailer, is not a fatal error and can lead to privilege escalation.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-

Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
sudo
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


7.4
CVSSv31
7.8
CVSSv31
7.4
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
1.9.17p2
Patched
openwrt
master
1.9.17_p2-r3
Not Affected
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
1.9.17_p2-r1
Not Affected
yocto
kirkstone
1.9.17p1
Not Affected
yocto
master
1.9.17p2
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
1.9.17p2
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


sudo (buildroot:2025.02.x)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
exec_mailer: Set group as well as uid when running the mailer
"Todd C. Miller" <Todd.Miller@sudo.ws>
CVE-2026-35535

sudo (buildroot:master)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
exec_mailer: Set group as well as uid when running the mailer
"Todd C. Miller" <Todd.Miller@sudo.ws>
CVE-2026-35535