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CVE-2010-1163

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1163 describes a vulnerability in sudo versions 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5, where a local user could execute arbitrary commands. This flaw arises when a file in the current working directory shares a name with a sudoers pseudo-command and the PATH includes the current directory, allowing for a Trojan horse executable attack. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity with local access, medium attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.6.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.8_p1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.8_p2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.8_p5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.8_p7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: sudo-0:1.7.2p1-6.el5_5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1163Moderate

sudo: incomplete fix for the sudoedit privilege escalation issue CVE-2010-0426

Apr 13, 2010

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039986.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
secunia.com / advisories/39384
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39399
secunia.com / advisories/39474
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39543
secunia.com / advisories/43068
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/57836
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9382
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
mandriva.com / security/advisories
osvdb.org / 63878
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0361.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/510827/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/510846/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/510880/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/39468
sudo.ws / sudo/alerts/sudoedit_escalate2.html
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-928-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0881
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0895
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0904
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0949
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0956
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1019
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212