CVE-2026-355357.4HighCWE-271

CVE-2026-35535: Sudo project vulnerability

Sudo project · Sudo

Vendor fix available · Affected: Sudo project · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

7th percentile

050100

Higher than 7% of scored CVEs

7.4HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Sudo project · SudoVersions not stated

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors · Access Control
Vendor: Sudo project
Published: April 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), April 2026

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References

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