{"id":"CVE-2016-7091","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7091","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:46:31.162Z","title":"sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure.","description":"sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.","published":"2016-12-22T21:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:52:35.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":4.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["redhat/enterprise linux","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux hpc node","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.00403,"percentile":0.34388,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92615","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2016-05/msg00009.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2593.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92615","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2016-05/msg00009.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2593.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7091","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}