Is CVE-2026-35535 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-35535 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-35535?

CVE-2026-35535 has a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2026-35535?

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Which products are affected by CVE-2026-35535?

Affected products for CVE-2026-35535 are listed on this page once vendor data becomes available.

Fix CVE-2026-35535 - HIGH Vulnerability

Description

In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop before running the mailer, is not a fatal error and can lead to privilege escalation.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-271

Metadata

Primary Vendor: UNKNOWN
Published: 4/3/2026
Last Modified: 4/3/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

No affected products information available.

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2026-35535. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2026-35535

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2026-35535 vulnerability