CVE-2023-22809
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22809
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-22809.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-22809
- Downstream
ALPINE (1)
ALSA (2)
AZL (1)
BELL (1)
CLEANSTART (1)
CLSA (5)
MGASA (1)
OESA (1)
openSUSE (1)
RHSA (13)
RLSA (2)
SUSE (6)
- Related
- Published
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-10-28T02:30:59Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
In Sudo before 1.9.12p2, the sudoedit (aka -e) feature mishandles extra arguments passed in the user-provided environment variables (SUDO_EDITOR, VISUAL, and EDITOR), allowing a local attacker to append arbitrary entries to the list of files to process. This can lead to privilege escalation. Affected versions are 1.8.0 through 1.9.12.p1. The problem exists because a user-specified editor may contain a "--" argument that defeats a protection mechanism, e.g., an EDITOR='vim -- /path/to/extra/file' value.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "mitre", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/22xxx/CVE-2023-22809.json" }- References
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171644/sudo-1.9.12p1-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172509/Sudoedit-Extra-Arguments-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174234/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Arbitrary-File-Modification.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758
- https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/sudo-CVE-2023-22809.pdf
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/22xxx/CVE-2023-22809.json
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2QDGFCGAV5QRJCE6IXRXIS4XJHS57DDH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G4YNBTTKTRT2ME3NTSXAPTOKYUE47XHZ/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22809
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-12
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0015/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5321
- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/sudoedit_any/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/19/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00012.html
Affected packages
Git / github.com/millert/sudo
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/millert/sudo
- Events
-
IntroducedFixedIntroducedLast Affected
- Database specific
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Show details
{ "extracted_events": [ { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "range": [ { "introduced": "1.8.0" }, { "fixed": "1.9.12" } ], "source": "CPE_RANGE" }, { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "range": [ { "introduced": "1.9.12-NA" }, { "last_affected": "1.9.12-NA" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING" }, { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.12:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "range": [ { "introduced": "1.9.12-p1" }, { "last_affected": "1.9.12-p1" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING" } ] }
Affected versions
1.*
1.9.12-NA
1.9.12-p1
Other
SUDO_1_8_0
SUDO_1_9_0
SUDO_1_9_1
SUDO_1_9_10
SUDO_1_9_11
SUDO_1_9_11p1
SUDO_1_9_11p2
SUDO_1_9_11p3
SUDO_1_9_2
SUDO_1_9_3
SUDO_1_9_3p1
SUDO_1_9_4
SUDO_1_9_4p1
SUDO_1_9_4p2
SUDO_1_9_5
SUDO_1_9_5p1
SUDO_1_9_5p2
SUDO_1_9_6
SUDO_1_9_6p1
SUDO_1_9_7
SUDO_1_9_7p1
SUDO_1_9_7p2
SUDO_1_9_8
SUDO_1_9_8p1
SUDO_1_9_8p2
SUDO_1_9_9
Git / github.com/sudo-project/sudo
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo
- Events
-
IntroducedFixedIntroducedLast Affected
- Database specific
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Show details
{ "extracted_events": [ { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "range": [ { "introduced": "1.8.0" }, { "fixed": "1.9.12" } ], "source": "CPE_RANGE" }, { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "range": [ { "introduced": "1.9.12-NA" }, { "last_affected": "1.9.12-NA" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING" }, { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.12:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "range": [ { "introduced": "1.9.12-p1" }, { "last_affected": "1.9.12-p1" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING" } ] }
Affected versions
1.*
1.9.12-NA
1.9.12-p1
Other
SUDO_1_8_0
SUDO_1_9_0
SUDO_1_9_1
SUDO_1_9_10
SUDO_1_9_11
SUDO_1_9_11p1
SUDO_1_9_11p2
SUDO_1_9_11p3
SUDO_1_9_2
SUDO_1_9_3
SUDO_1_9_3p1
SUDO_1_9_4
SUDO_1_9_4p1
SUDO_1_9_4p2
SUDO_1_9_5
SUDO_1_9_5p1
SUDO_1_9_5p2
SUDO_1_9_6
SUDO_1_9_6p1
SUDO_1_9_7
SUDO_1_9_7p1
SUDO_1_9_7p2
SUDO_1_9_8
SUDO_1_9_8p1
SUDO_1_9_8p2
SUDO_1_9_9
v1.*
v1.8.0
v1.9.0
v1.9.1
v1.9.10
v1.9.11
v1.9.11p1
v1.9.11p2
v1.9.11p3
v1.9.2
v1.9.3
v1.9.3p1
v1.9.4
v1.9.4p1
v1.9.4p2
v1.9.5
v1.9.5p1
v1.9.5p2
v1.9.6
v1.9.6p1
v1.9.7
v1.9.7p1
v1.9.7p2
v1.9.8
v1.9.8p1
v1.9.8p2
v1.9.9