{"id":"CVE-2019-14287","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-14287","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:28:11.593Z","title":"In Sudo before 1.8.28, an attacker with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can bypass certain policy blacklists and session PAM modules, and can cause incorrect logging, by invoking sudo with a crafted user ID.","description":"In Sudo before 1.8.28, an attacker with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can bypass certain policy blacklists and session PAM modules, and can cause incorrect logging, by invoking sudo with a crafted user ID. For example, this allows bypass of !root configuration, and USER= logging, for a \"sudo -u \\#$((0xffffffff))\" command.","published":"2019-10-17T18:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:18:07.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-755"],"affected":["sudo project/sudo","fedoraproject/fedora","debian/debian linux","opensuse/leap","canonical/ubuntu linux","netapp/element software management node","redhat/openshift container platform","redhat/virtualization","redhat/enterprise linux","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux eus","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server aus","redhat/enterprise linux server tus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.63764,"percentile":0.99216,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-10-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47502,"kind":"exploit","title":"sudo 1.8.27 - Security Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47502","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/47502.py","file":"exploits/linux/local/47502.py","published":"2019-10-15","added":"2019-10-15","updated":"2021-12-17","author":"Mohin Paramasivam","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-14287"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 63.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. 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