CVE-2026-35535
7.4
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2026-35535
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/sudo—no fix listed
Is CVE-2026-35535 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |