01 Record

CVE-2016-7076

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

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base score6.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 40.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2018-05-29 13:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:50Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-08-23

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed InputsBase
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7666c33f803831fa16a38097c11e669344866bcdb7e6760a55e4b89777a0b1cd

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

[UNKNOWN]sudosudo 1.8.18p1—

06 References

www.sudo.wshttps://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2872http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.securityfocus.com95778http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076x_refsource_CONFIRM
security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/x_refsource_CONFIRM
usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3968-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3968-3https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

sudo
Fixed in 1.8.18p1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

sudo
Fixed in 1.8.18p1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

sudo
Fixed in 1.8.18p1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

sudo
Fixed in 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

sudo
Fixed in 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.