Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs in Sudo - CVE-2016-7076
Published: December 21, 2016 / Updated: December 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2194
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7076
CWE-ID: CWE-184
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sudo
Affected software:
Sudo
Sudo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete list of disallowed inputs for the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7076
Install update from vendor's website.