CVE-2014-10070: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2014-10070: zsh before 5.0.7 allows evaluation of the initial values of integer variables imported from the environment...

zsh before 5.0.7 allows evaluation of the initial values of integer variables imported from the environment (instead of treating them as literal numbers). That could allow local privilege escalation, under some specific and atypical conditions where zsh is being invoked in privilege-elevation contexts when the environment has not been properly sanitized, such as when zsh is invoked by sudo on systems where "env_reset" has been disabled.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 14:02 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Older zsh versions could treat certain environment-supplied integer values as something to evaluate, not just numbers. In unusual privilege-elevation setups, this could let a local user gain higher privileges. The issue is most relevant where zsh is used with sudo or similar mechanisms and environment cleanup is weakened. Exposure is likely limited to systems running zsh before 5.0.7 with privilege-elevation paths that invoke zsh while preserving unsafe environment values. Standard environment sanitization reduces practical exposure. Treat as a targeted cleanup item, not an internet-wide emergency. Prioritize legacy Linux or Unix systems, administrative jump boxes, and environments with customized sudo behavior. Mitigation focus: Upgrade zsh to 5.0.7 or a vendor-patched package.; Apply relevant distribution security updates, including Ubuntu guidance where applicable.; Keep sudo environment sanitization enabled for privilege-elevation paths..

Prepared: Jun 7, 2026, 14:40 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Feb 27, 2018, 22:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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USN-3593-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/546203a770cec329e73781c3c8ab1078390aee72CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC

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