CVE-2023-28487

libnss-sudo: Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output.

CVE-2023-28487 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by sudo 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6, released March 15, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0095
61st percentile

Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libnss-sudo · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 libnss-sudo 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 Jan 16, 2026
libnss-sudo · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 libnss-sudo 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 Jan 16, 2026
sudo · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1.9.13p1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28487 Mar 16, 2023
sudo · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.9.13p1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28487 Mar 16, 2023
sudo · Debian 14 1.9.13p1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28487 Mar 16, 2023
sudo · RHEL 8 0:1.9.5p2-1.el8_9 RHSA-2024:0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo · RHEL 9 0:1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 RHSA-2024:0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6 sudo 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6 Mar 15, 2023
sudo · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5 sudo 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5 Mar 15, 2023
sudo · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 sudo 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 Mar 15, 2023
sudo · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 sudo 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 Jan 16, 2026
sudo · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 sudo 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 Jan 16, 2026
sudo · almalinux 9 1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 ALSA-2024:0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo · amzn 2023 1.9.13-1.p2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-135 Mar 20, 2023
sudo · ol 8 0:1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 ELSA-2024-0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo · ol 9 0:1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 ELSA-2024-0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.9.13-1.p2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-135 Mar 20, 2023
sudo-debugsource · amzn 2023 1.9.13-1.p2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-135 Mar 20, 2023
sudo-devel · amzn 2023 1.9.13-1.p2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-135 Mar 20, 2023
sudo-ldap · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6 sudo-ldap 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6 Mar 15, 2023
sudo-ldap · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5 sudo-ldap 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5 Mar 15, 2023
sudo-ldap · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 sudo-ldap 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 Mar 15, 2023
sudo-ldap · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 sudo-ldap 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 Jan 16, 2026
sudo-ldap · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 sudo-ldap 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2 Jan 16, 2026
sudo-logsrvd · amzn 2023 1.9.13-1.p2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-135 Mar 20, 2023
sudo-logsrvd-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.9.13-1.p2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-135 Mar 20, 2023
sudo-python-plugin · RHEL 9 0:1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 RHSA-2024:0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo-python-plugin · almalinux 9 1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 ALSA-2024:0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo-python-plugin · amzn 2023 1.9.13-1.p2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-135 Mar 20, 2023
sudo-python-plugin · ol 8 0:1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 ELSA-2024-0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo-python-plugin · ol 9 0:1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 ELSA-2024-0811 Feb 14, 2024
sudo-python-plugin-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.9.13-1.p2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-135 Mar 20, 2023

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