What is CVE-2016-7032?

CVE-2016-7032 is a high-severity vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-7032?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo

CVE-2016-7032

sudo_noexec.so in Sudo before 1.8.15 on Linux might allow local users to bypass intended noexec command restrictions via an application that calls the (1) system or (2) popen function.

Published 2017-04-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Todd Miller Sudo — versions 1.6.8, 1.6.9, 1.7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html (vendor-advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_bypass.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95776 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/ (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7032?: CVE-2016-7032 is a high-severity vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-7032?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.