CVE-2025-32463 — Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability
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.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Confirmed exploitation (CISA KEV)+35
- Public exploit/PoC (metasploit, exploitdb, github)+20
- EPSS 55.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+15
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented mitigation — www.vicarius.io (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
CISA 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.
US federal deadline: Oct 20, 2025 — passed 360 day(s) ago
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Leap…).
- Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
- Apply the documented mitigations until a definitive fix is available.
- EPSS ahead of 99% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | version 22.04version 24.04version 24.10version 25.04 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Debian | Debian Linux | version 11.0version 12.0version 13.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Opensuse | Leap | version 15.6 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Red Hat | Enterprise Linux | version 10.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Sudo project | Sudo | version 1.9.17≥ 1.9.14 and < 1.9.17 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Sudo project | Sudo | ≥ 1.9.14 and < 1.9.17p1 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| SUSE | Linux Enterprise Desktop | version 15-sp7version 15-sp6 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| SUSE | Linux Enterprise Real Time | version 15.0-sp7version 15.0-sp6version 15.0-sp2 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| SUSE | Linux Enterprise Server For Sap | version 12-sp6version 12-sp7 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | CVSS 3.1 | Critical | 2.5 | 6.0 | cve@mitre.org via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 9.3 | CVSS 3.1 | Critical | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
| 9.3 | CVSS 3.1 | Critical | — | — | mitre via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.9 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
CISA KEV details CISA
CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.
Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates
Public code that demonstrates or tests the flaw raises the odds of mass exploitation — and Nuclei templates help find vulnerable assets in your environment.
- Sudo Chroot 1.9.17 Privilege Escalation normal Jun 30, 2025
- Sudo chroot 1.9.17 - Local Privilege Escalation Jul 8, 2025
- Escalation of Privilege to the root through sudo binary with chroot option. CVE-2025-32463 ★ 529 Jul 1, 2025
- Local Privilege Escalation to Root via Sudo chroot in Linux ★ 476 Jul 2, 2025
- Privilege escalation to root using sudo chroot, NO NEED for gcc installed. ★ 49 Jul 14, 2025
- CVE-2025-32463 Proof of concept ★ 30 Jul 1, 2025
- This CVE addresses a vulnerability in sudo versions 1.9.14 to 1.9.17, enabling unauthorized local privilege escalation to root access. ★ 26 Aug 8, 2025
- PoC for CVE-2025-32463 - Sudo chroot Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability ★ 25 Jul 3, 2025
- # CVE-2025-32463 – Sudo EoP Exploit (PoC) with precompiled .so ★ 14 Jul 4, 2025
- A deep dive into two critical Sudo vulnerabilities (CVE‑2025‑32463 & CVE‑2025‑32462) that enable local privilege escalation across major Linux distributions. ★ 11 Jul 21, 2025
- End-to-end simulation of a Python dependency confusion attack, sudo privilege escalation (CVE-2025-32463), and rootkit-based persistence - with full memory and network forensic analysis. ★ 10 Jul 1, 2025
- Exploit para explotar la vulnerabilidad CVE-2025-32463 ★ 8 Jul 18, 2025
Warning: public PoCs are sometimes disguised malware. Use them only for authorized testing in an isolated environment. This portal does not host exploit code — it only points to the sources.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 12, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 55.50%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Hunt retroactively in logs from before Sep 29, 2025 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · sudo project/sudo, canonical/ubuntu linux, debian/debian linux, opensuse/leap, redhat/enterprise linux, suse/linux enter
- CVSS changed · 9.3 → 7.8
- Source status changed · Published → Analyzed
- Record published
- Affected products added · sudo project/sudo
- CVSS changed · 9.3
- Source status changed · → Published
- SSVC assessment updated
- Added to CISA KEV (detected)
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- Added to CISA KEV catalog
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 3× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
25 on the record
- www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
- www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/
- www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3
- iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-695j-c63m-mvxc
- www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463
- www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug
- www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
- explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html
- www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1
- www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cv
- www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html
- www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cv
- www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463
- iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate
- www.sudo.ws/security/advisories
Elsewhere on this site
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- High CVE-2026-102558 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during websocket receive-buffer growth 15d
- High CVE-2026-102555 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow via uninitialized length in data-uri base64 decoding 15d
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-32463 is "Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability", rated High. It affects Ubuntu Linux (Canonical); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 55.50% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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