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CVE-2015-8239

The SHA-2 digest support in the sudoers plugin in sudo after 1.8.7 allows local users with write permissions to parts of the called command to replace them before it is executed.

Severity
High 7.0
Published
10 Oct 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 46% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Race condition (CWE-362)
Attack
Needs local access · Only under certain conditions · Needs a user account · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
sudoServers and applications · cpe:a:sudo_project:sudo
  • Version 1.8.15
  • Version 1.8.15-rc3
  • Version 1.8.15-rc2
  • Version 1.8.15-rc1
All 66 release lines
  • Version 1.8.8-b1
  • Version 1.8.8-b2
  • Version 1.8.8-b3
  • Version 1.8.8-rc1
  • Version 1.8.8
  • Version 1.8.9-b1
  • Version 1.8.9-b2
  • Version 1.8.9-rc1
  • Version 1.8.9-rc2
  • Version 1.8.9
  • Version 1.8.9-p1
  • Version 1.8.9-p2
  • Version 1.8.9-p3
  • Version 1.8.9-p4
  • Version 1.8.9-p5
  • Version 1.8.10-b1
  • Version 1.8.10-b2
  • Version 1.8.10-b3
  • Version 1.8.10-b4
  • Version 1.8.10-rc1
  • Version 1.8.10-rc2
  • Version 1.8.10-rc3
  • Version 1.8.10
  • Version 1.8.10-p1
  • Version 1.8.10-p2
  • Version 1.8.10-p3
  • Version 1.8.11-b1
  • Version 1.8.11-b2
  • Version 1.8.11-b3
  • Version 1.8.11-b4
  • Version 1.8.11-rc1
  • Version 1.8.11-rc2
  • Version 1.8.11
  • Version 1.8.11-p1
  • Version 1.8.11-p2
  • Version 1.8.12-b1
  • Version 1.8.12-b2
  • Version 1.8.12-b3
  • Version 1.8.12-rc1
  • Version 1.8.12-rc2
  • Version 1.8.12
  • Version 1.8.13-b1
  • Version 1.8.13-b2
  • Version 1.8.13-b3
  • Version 1.8.13-b4
  • Version 1.8.13-rc1
  • Version 1.8.13-rc2
  • Version 1.8.13
  • Version 1.8.14-b1
  • Version 1.8.14-b2
  • Version 1.8.14-b3
  • Version 1.8.14-b4
  • Version 1.8.14-rc1
  • Version 1.8.14
  • Version 1.8.14-p1
  • Version 1.8.14-p2
  • Version 1.8.14-p3
  • Version 1.8.15-b1
  • Version 1.8.15-b2
  • Version 1.8.15-b3
  • Version 1.8.15-b4
  • Version 1.8.15-b5
  • Version 1.8.15-rc1
  • Version 1.8.15-rc2
  • Version 1.8.15-rc3
  • Version 1.8.15

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8239
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8239