su-exec through 0.3 Privilege Escalation via Numeric User ID
cve-program · CVE-2026-82457
Publishedsu-exec through 0.3 fails to validate numeric user and group identifiers parsed with strtol before assigning to uid_t and gid_t, allowing truncation of out-of-range values to zero. Attackers can supply large numeric identifiers that truncate to root's identifier, causing su-exec to execute target programs with root privileges instead of intended unprivileged accounts.
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CVE-2026-82457 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-82457
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