Vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo

CVE-2015-5602

sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."

EPSS: 0.055 (90.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5602?
CVE-2015-5602 is a vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-11-17.
Is CVE-2015-5602 known to be exploited?
13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.