9.3
Critical
Exploited
CVE-2025-32463 Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability
Active exploitation observed
· CISA KEV catalogue
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaigns
Not observed so far
Weakness
CWE-829
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Sudo 1.9 | 1.9.14 → < 1.9.17p1 | 1.9.17p1 |
References
- www.sudo.ws www.sudo.ws
- www.sudo.ws www.sudo.ws
- www.stratascale.com www.stratascale.com
- www.openwall.com www.openwall.com
- access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
- ubuntu.com ubuntu.com
- security-tracker.debian.org security-tracker.debian.org
- explore.alas.aws.amazon.com explore.alas.aws.amazon.com
- bugs.gentoo.org bugs.gentoo.org
- www.suse.com www.suse.com
- www.suse.com www.suse.com
- www.secpod.com www.secpod.com
- www.sudo.ws www.sudo.ws
- www.vicarius.io www.vicarius.io
- www.vicarius.io www.vicarius.io
Timeline
- Published
- Added to the KEV catalogue
- Last modified