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Netdata ndsudo privilege escalation
| Disclosed |
|---|
| Apr 12, 2024 |
Disclosed
Apr 12, 2024
Description
The `ndsudo` is a tool shipped with Netdata Agent. The version v1.45.0 and below contain vulnerability, which allows an attacker to gain privilege escalation using `ndsudo` binary. The vulnerability is untrusted search path, when searching for additional binary files, such as `nvme`. An attacker can create malicious binary with same name and add the directory of this binary into `$PATH` variable. The `ndsudo` will trust the first occurence of this binary and execute it.
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