Sudo before 1.9.17p1, when used with a sudoers file that specifies a host that is neither the current host nor ALL, allows listed users to execute commands on unintended machines.
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Score 2.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2025-06-30. NVD baseline CVSS 2.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Sudo before 1.9.17p1, when used with a sudoers file that specifies a host that is neither the current host nor ALL, allows listed users to execute commands on unintended machines.
June 30, 2025
November 3, 2025
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.79 bug fix and security update
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.44 bug fix and security update
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.19.4 bug fix and security update
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Sudo before 1.9.17p1, when used with a sudoers file that specifies a host that is neither the current host nor ALL
RHSA-2025:10110 — Important
RHSA-2025:10383 — Important
RHSA-2025:10518 — Important
RHSA-2025:10520 — Important
RHSA-2025:10707 — Important
RHSA-2025:10767 — Important
RHSA-2025:10779 — Important
RHSA-2025:10835 — Important
RHSA-2025:10836 — Important
RHSA-2025:10871 — Important
RHSA-2025:11537 — Important
RHSA-2025:12370 — Important
RHSA-2025:12437 — Important
RHSA-2025:13289 — Important
RHSA-2025:15672 — Important
RHSA-2025:9978 — Important
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Working exploit code is in the public domain (5 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
Sudo 1.9.17 Host Option - Elevation of Privilege
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