CVE-2026-77654
Local Privilege Escalation via Misconfigured Sudoers Entry in Horizon Security Analyzer
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Horizon Security Analyzer (formerly AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer) on Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Escalation and Parameter Injection.
A local user with access to the command line may escalate their privileges by abusing the parameters of a command that is approved in the sudoers file.
This issue affects Horizon Security Analyzer : A33.10, A33.20 and A33.30.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local Privilege Escalation via Misconfigured Sudoers Entry in Horizon Security Analyzer
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Horizon Security Analyzer (formerly AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer) on Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Escalation and Parameter Injection.
A local user with access to the command line may escalate their privileges by abusing the parameters of a command that is approved in the sudoers file.
This issue affects Horizon Security Analyzer : A33.10, A33.20 and A33.30.
- Record
CVE-2026-77654- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/RE:L/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-72684
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Horizon Security Analyzer (formerly AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer) on Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Escalation and Parameter Injection.
A local user with access to the command line may escalate their privileges by abusing the parameters of a command that is approved in the sudoers file.
This issue affects Horizon Security Analyzer : A33.10, A33.20 and A33.30.
- Record
EUVD-2026-72684- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/RE:L/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3pwx-5g7f-2mvm
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Horizon Security Analyzer (formerly AlgoSec...
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Horizon Security Analyzer (formerly AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer) on Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Escalation and Parameter Injection.
A local user with access to the command line may escalate their privileges by abusing the parameters of a command that is approved in the sudoers file.
This issue affects Horizon Security Analyzer : A33.10, A33.20 and A33.30.
- Record
GHSA-3pwx-5g7f-2mvm- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Horizon Security Analyzer (formerly AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer) on Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Escalation and Parameter Injection.
A local user with access to the command line may escalate their privileges by abusing the parameters of a command that is approved in the sudoers file.
This issue affects Horizon Security Analyzer : A33.10, A33.20 and A33.30.
- Record
CVE-2026-77654- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-77654 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Algosec Horizon Security Analyzer, published September 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.