Is CVE-2005-2959 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2959 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2959?

CVE-2005-2959 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2959?

CVE-2005-2959 has an EPSS score of 0.62% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2959?

Upgrade sudo on debian 11 to 1.6.8p9-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2959

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

sudoDebian

Fixed in:1.6.8p9-3CVE-2005-2959

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days

46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory8

Government Resource1

us-cert.gov

Other references7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.