# CVE-2023-28487: Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-16 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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

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## References

- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/334daf92b31b79ce68ed75e2ee14fca265f029ca
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_13
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0002/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-12
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00002.html

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