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.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2026-82474)

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_69123 advisory.

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Rocky Linux 10.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_68692 advisory.

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * Use canonicalized path if user path contains ..  (JIRA:Rocky Linux-212546)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:71354 advisory.

    The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users     with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without     having to log in as root.

    Security Fix(es):

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1888:05 advisory.

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS / Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8803-1 advisory.

    Guannan Wang, Zhanpeng Liu, and Guancheng Li discovered that Sudo failed to apply intercept policy checks     when commands were executed under certain circumstances. A local attacker permitted to run specific     commands could possibly use this issue to bypass policy enforcement and logging, executing unauthorized     programs.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:69123 advisory.

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:69123 advisory.

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-69123 advisory.

    [1.9.17p2-3.1]
    - CVE-2026-82474 sudo: execveat(2) intercept/log_subcmds bypass     Resolves: RHEL-255647

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:69123 advisory.

    The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users     with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without     having to log in as root.

    Security Fix(es):

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:68692 advisory.

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * Use canonicalized path if user path contains ..  (JIRA:Rocky Linux-212546)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:68692 advisory.

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)


    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

      * Use canonicalized path if user path contains .. (JIRA:AlmaLinux-212546)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-68692 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2026-82474: execveat(2) intercept/log_subcmds bypass

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:68692 advisory.

    The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users     with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without     having to log in as root.

    Security Fix(es):

    * sudo: Sudo: Policy bypass allows unauthorized program execution via execveat (CVE-2026-82474)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * Use canonicalized path if user path contains ..  (JIRA:RHEL-212546)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2026-82474)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
465143	Echo: sudo: security update to 1.9.16p2-3+deb13u2+e2	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
465143	Echo: sudo: security update to 1.9.16p2-3+deb13u2+e2	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
354548	Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: sudo / sudo-debuginfo / sudo-debugsource / sudo-python-plugin / etc (crlsa-2026_69123)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
353670	Rocky Linux 10.2 [CIQ] Security Update: sudo / sudo-debuginfo / sudo-debugsource / sudo-python-plugin / etc (crlsa-2026_68692)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
349651	RHEL 10 : sudo (RHSA-2026:71354)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
349340	MiracleLinux 9 : sudo-1.9.17p2-3.el9_8.1 (AXSA:2026-1888:05)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
349266	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS / Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS : Sudo vulnerability (USN-8803-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
349102	RockyLinux 9 : sudo (RLSA-2026:69123)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
348733	AlmaLinux 9 : sudo (ALSA-2026:69123)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
348693	Oracle Linux 9 : sudo (ELSA-2026-69123)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
348600	RHEL 9 : sudo (RHSA-2026:69123)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
348580	RockyLinux 10 : sudo (RLSA-2026:68692)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
348291	AlmaLinux 10 : sudo (ALSA-2026:68692)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
348160	Oracle Linux 10 : sudo (ELSA-2026-68692)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
346992	RHEL 10 : sudo (RHSA-2026:68692)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
341570	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-82474	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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