# CVE-2026-82474

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-82474
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.5 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-693
- **Published:** Aug 29, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 2, 2026

## Description

Sudo through 1.9.17p2 fails to apply intercept policy checks to the execveat system call in ptrace-based intercept mode. Users permitted to run specific commands can execute denied programs by calling execveat directly or through fexecve, bypassing policy enforcement and logging.

## Affected Products

- sudo-project — sudo (0)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/71fbe42dcd5a1c8f799540583a2dfb2ae6221edf)
- [CNA](https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/blob/v1.9.17p2/src/exec_ptrace.c)
- [CNA](https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo)
- [CNA](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sudo-through-1.9-17p2-intercept-policy-bypass-via-execveat)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.13%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 3.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._