CVE-2025-32463

9.3 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: June 30, 2025 Modified: November 05, 2025

Description

Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access because /etc/nsswitch.conf from a user-controlled directory is used with the --chroot option.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes

https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mitigation Third Party Advisory

https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Third Party Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32463

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

17 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.3 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

18.5%

95th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2025-10-20

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-829

Affected Vendors

suse redhat sudo_project canonical debian opensuse

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