Sudo project Sudo
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 55.50 % · percentile 99 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
References
- 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/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32463
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | mitre |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · cve@mitre.org (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-19673
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-32463
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.9.14 < 1.9.17cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time:15.0:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time:15.0:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Sudo project · Sudo | affected 1.9.14 < 1.9.17p1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities | CC0 1.0 |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |