Vulnerability details
CVE-2025-32463
Actively exploited
sudo-project sudo
CVSS 3.1
9.3Critical
Remedy
Required action (CISA): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. (due: 2025-10-20)
Versions not listed as affected in the CVE record:
- sudo — version 1.9.17p1 and later
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (mitre) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sudo-project | sudo | 1.9.14 ≤ v < 1.9.17p1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
17- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
- https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
- https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463
- https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/
- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability
- https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/ exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32463 government-resource
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Details
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- mitre
- Kolun priority
- 89 · Critical
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2025-09-29
- Due date
- 2025-10-20
- Used in ransomware
- Unknown
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
56.3%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
99%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere