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CVE-2023-28486 Sudo

Affected softwareSudo
Severity5.3 Medium CVSS 3.1
WeaknessCWE-116
Published16 Mar 2023
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in log messages.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 3 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.92% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (netapp/active_iq_unified_manager). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd netapp active iq unified manager generic any version
nvd sudo project sudo generic < 1.9.13

References

URLTags
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/334daf92b31b79ce68ed75e2ee14fca265f029ca Patch
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_13 Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00002.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-12 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0002/ Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published2023-03-16By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.