High severity · published Jun 30, 2025
CVE-2025-32463
Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
55.5%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)55.5% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Sep 29, 2025
Federal remediation dueOct 20, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
Sudo · Sudo project
1.9.14 before 1.9.17p1 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0; 12.0; 13.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
10.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.6 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
15; 15 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Real Time · Suse
15.0; 15.0; 15.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server For Sap · Suse
12; 12 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
22.04; 24.04; 24.10; 25.04 · source: NVD
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2025-32463: Sudo Sudo - Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability
Sudo contains an inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow local attacker to leverage sudo’s -R (--chroot) option to run arbitrary commands as root, even if they are not listed in the sudoers file.
SUSudoCVE-2025-32463
Sep 29, 2025·CISA KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32463
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
www.sudo.ws
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
www.sudo.ws
https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
www.stratascale.com
https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot
www.openwall.com
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463
ubuntu.com
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
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