CVE-2026-54552
Published:July 17, 2026
Updated:August 02, 2026
Impact The "_uid" option performed an incomplete privilege drop on Linux/Unix-like systems. When "sh" was run from a process with elevated privileges, such as root, and a command was launched with "_uid=<unprivileged user>", the child process changed its UID and primary GID but did not reset its supplementary groups. As a result, the child process could retain the parent process’s supplementary groups, potentially including privileged groups such as root, docker, disk, shadow, or sudo. This could allow a subprocess that was expected to run with reduced privileges to access files or resources available to the original process’s supplementary groups. Users are impacted if they rely on "_uid" as a privilege boundary when launching commands from a privileged parent process. Patches Upgrade to version >= 2.2.4 Workarounds Avoid using "_uid" when the user represents a less-privileged user.
Affected Packages
sh (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=1.11 <2.2.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.2.4sh (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.01 <2.2.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.2.4Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Check for Dropped Privileges