Kernel / LPE Vendor: cyber_ghost

Local privilege escalation via a NOPASSWD sudo rule that trusts an unqualified PATH search

sudoers grants NOPASSWD execution of a backup script as root. The script calls `tar` and `gzip` by bare name instead of an absolute path — planting a malicious `tar` earlier in $PATH turns a routine job into a root shell.

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Author
cyber_ghost
Published
2026-09-13
Target / OS
sudoers NOPASSWD rule allowing a maintenance script to run as root
Category
Kernel / LPE
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0.0190 BTC

≈ $1,235.00

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