CVE-2026-82474General

LOWCVSS 8.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Sudo through 1.9.17p2 fails to apply intercept policy checks to the execveat system call in ptrace-based intercept mode. Users permitted to run specific commands can execute denied programs by calling execveat directly or through fexecve, bypassing policy enforcement and logging.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-693

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-30: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-30: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-30: 108-30
Signal classification2 categories
General
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • ADK Cyber@ADKCyber
    Patch

    CVE-2026-82474 (CVSS 8.5): Sudo through 1.9.17p2 misses policy checks on execveat in ptrace mode. Review deployments and update promptly. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82474 adkcyb… via NVD Recent High CVSS #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Vulnerability #AI #MachineLearning https://t.co/gv93wv6SqV

    Post summary

    The post highlights a CVE-2026-82474 vulnerability in sudo 1.9.17p2, advising users to review deployments and promptly apply updates.

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  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    General

    We have just added an important vulnerability affecting sudo-project sudo (CVE-2026-82474) https://vuldb.com/vuln/397040

    Post summary

    A new CVE‑2026‑82474 affecting the sudo project has been reported on vuldb.com; the post lacks details on the vulnerability’s nature, exploit availability, or remediation.

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