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CVE-2025-32463

CRITICALCISA KEV

9.3

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.3

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published6/30/2025

Last Modified11/5/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorSudo

ProductSudo

Vulnerability NameSudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2025-09-29

Remediation Due Date2025-10-20

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

canonical:ubuntu_linuxdebian:debian_linuxopensuse:leapredhat:enterprise_linuxsudo_project:sudosuse:linux_enterprise_desktopsuse:linux_enterprise_real_timesuse:linux_enterprise_server_for_sap

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-829

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463(cve@mitre.org)

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463(cve@mitre.org)

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3(cve@mitre.org)

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

https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability(cve@mitre.org)

https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32463(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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