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CVE-2016-7076

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.49%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-05-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-7076
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.4
EPSS
0.49%

Original NVD Description

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

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