CVE-2025-32463: Sudo project vulnerability
Sudo project · Sudo
Fixed in 1.9.17p1 · Affected: Sudo project before 1.9.17p1 · Exploitation: in CISA KEV since 29 Sep 2025
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
ExploitationIn CISA KEV
- In CISA KEVCISA KEV catalogue29 Sep 2025
- Exploited (reported): not seen
- Scanning observed: not seen
- Proof of concept public: not seen
- Not established: not seen
Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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 products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Sudo project · Sudofrom 1.9.14 before 1.9.17p1
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 29 Sep 2025 · catalogue entry
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Sudo project
- Published
- June 2025
What changed
- CISA added it to the KEV catalogue CISA
CoverageNo articles yet
No CyberSIXT article names CVE-2025-32463 yet, so there is no coverage timeline, action brief or change log for it. Everything on this page comes from the public CVE record, CISA KEV, EPSS and the nuclei template index. Search the archive or see the CVEs in the news.
References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA KEV cataloguecisa.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-829cwe.mitre.org
- sudo.ws/security/advisoriessudo.ws
- sudo.ws/releases/changelogsudo.ws
- stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chrootstratascale.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3openwall.com
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463access.redhat.com
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1ubuntu.com
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463security-tracker.debian.org
- explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.htmlexplore.alas.aws.amazon.com
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463bugs.gentoo.org
- suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1suse.com
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.htmlsuse.com
- secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-secpod.com
5 more references are in the CVE record.