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Sudo Security Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escalate Privileges
A high-severity security vulnerability in Sudo could allow local attackers to bypass time-based access restrictions and run commands with elevated privileges. Tracked as CVE-2026-96512, the flaw affects Sudo versions from 1.8.20 through 1.9.17p2 and involves unsafe handling of the TZ environment variable. Sudo is a widely used Linux utility that lets approved users execute commands […] The post Sudo Security Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escalate Privileges appeared first on Cyber Security News.
A high-severity security vulnerability in Sudo could allow local attackers to bypass time-based access restrictions and run commands with elevated privileges. Tracked as CVE-2026-96512, the flaw affects Sudo versions from 1.8.20 through 1.9.17p2 and involves unsafe handling of the TZ environment variable. Sudo is a widely…
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