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vetkit.shell.sudoers.nopasswd-all

The script writes a sudoers rule that grants passwordless root access to every command (NOPASSWD: ALL). Code execution as that user then means root.

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The script writes a sudoers rule that grants passwordless root access to every command (NOPASSWD: ALL). Code execution as that user then means root.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING

How to fix it

Limit NOPASSWD to the specific commands that must run unattended, and validate the file with visudo -cf.

References

Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/shell.yml.

Generated from shipped rule definitions at build time. Matching is a review signal, not proof of exploitability. “generic” denotes text matching, not complete language or framework coverage. Runtime configuration and available tools affect whether a rule runs.