Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Amazon · sudo: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung
Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik AmazonSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 1.9.17-16.p2.2.hum1 or 1.9.5p2-2.el8_10 soon.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 11:52 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
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- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.9.17-16.p2.2.hum1, 1.9.5p2-2.el8_10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/sudo package to 1.9.17-16.p2.2.hum1 or 1.9.5p2-2.el8_10.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/sudopkg:rpm/redhat/sudoOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released fixed sudo packages that address CVE-2026-96512. Users should apply the security updates provided in advisories RHSA-2026:71609 and RHSA-2026:75580 promptly. The updated packages include sudo version 1.9.17-16.p2.2.hum1 for Red Hat Hardened Images and sudo-1.9.5p2-2.el8_10 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Applying these updates mitigates the vulnerability. No additional workarounds or mitigations are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A vulnerability in the sudo utility allows bypass of time-based authorization controls via the TZ environment variable. This flaw affects sudo versions used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat Hardened Images. The issue enables users to circumvent NOTBEFORE/NOTAFTER restrictions that control when sudo commands can be executed. Red Hat has released security updates to address this vulnerability.
References
- wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-3551.json (opens in a new tab)
- wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-3551 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-JJ2H-HCRF-9GFX (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539327 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71609 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75580 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75579 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75571 (opens in a new tab)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-75571.html (opens in a new tab)
- errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:75571 (opens in a new tab)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-75580.html (opens in a new tab)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-75579.html (opens in a new tab)
- errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:75579 (opens in a new tab)
- bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-da6797fbc8 (opens in a new tab)
- bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-7d4732cbab (opens in a new tab)
- bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-e0fdd4bd82 (opens in a new tab)
- alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2-2026-3964.html (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86633 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86635 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86634 (opens in a new tab)