CVE-2023-22809

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

55.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 98.9% 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:3.1/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

Important. 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.

Published

2023-01-18 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-04 15:45Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-01-06

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7850270590c2417c74b7c733be9f1ed0d237a879fa76de3f08da7eb56d5520b9

• www.synacktiv.comhttps://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/sudo-CVE-2023-22809.pdf
• www.sudo.wshttps://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/sudoedit_any/
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230118 [SECURITY] [DLA 3272-1] sudo security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00012.htmlmailing-list
• www.debian.orgDSA-5321https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5321vendor-advisory
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20230119 CVE-2023-22809: Sudoedit can edit arbitrary fileshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/19/1mailing-list
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-9078f609e6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2QDGFCGAV5QRJCE6IXRXIS4XJHS57DDH/vendor-advisory
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0015/
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-298c136eeehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G4YNBTTKTRT2ME3NTSXAPTOKYUE47XHZ/vendor-advisory
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171644/sudo-1.9.12p1-Privilege-Escalation.html
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202305-12https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-12vendor-advisory
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172509/Sudoedit-Extra-Arguments-Privilege-Escalation.html
• seclists.org20230817 KL-001-2023-003: Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent Virtual Appliance Arbitrary File Modification via sudoedithttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/21mailing-list
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174234/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Arbitrary-File-Modification.html