CVE-2026-78237 (GCVE-0-2026-78237)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-26 07:24
Modified
2026-08-28 07:03
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin By Request (ABR) | Admin By Request (ABR) |
Version: 5.2.2 and below |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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