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CVE-2004-1689

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 1.17% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-09-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2004-1689
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
1.17%

Original NVD Description

sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.