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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-78237

Insufficient input validation in ABR allows a low-privileged user to inject malicious entries into the sudoers file, resulting in persistent root access that remained effective after the ABR session ended.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.13%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Insufficient input validation in ABR allows a low-privileged user to inject malicious entries into the sudoers file, resulting in persistent root access that remained effective after the ABR session ended.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.13% probability · 3th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Source
5f57b9bf-260d-4433-bf07-b6a79e9bb7d4

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.