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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since Sept. 29, 2025.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Canonical
  • Ubuntu Linux
Debian
  • Debian Linux
Opensuse
  • Leap
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
Sudo Project
  • Sudo
Suse
  • Linux Enterprise Desktop
  • Linux Enterprise Real Time
  • Linux Enterprise Server For Sap

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR 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:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463 cve-icon cve-icon
https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463 cve-icon
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463 cve-icon cve-icon
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32463 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32463 cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/ cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2025-09-29T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2025-10-20T00:00:00+00:00'}

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux
Debian
Debian debian Linux
Opensuse
Opensuse leap
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Sudo Project
Sudo Project sudo
Suse
Suse linux Enterprise Desktop
Suse linux Enterprise Real Time
Suse linux Enterprise Server For Sap
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux
Debian
Debian debian Linux
Opensuse
Opensuse leap
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Sudo Project
Sudo Project sudo
Suse
Suse linux Enterprise Desktop
Suse linux Enterprise Real Time
Suse linux Enterprise Server For Sap

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00325}

 epss

{'score': 0.0027}

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title sudo: LPE via chroot option
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Important

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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-829
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-10-21T22:45:23.356Z

Reserved: 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-32463

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-01T13:24:32.317Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-06-30T21:15:30.257

Modified: 2025-10-21T23:16:59.997

Link: CVE-2025-32463

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-06-30T14:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-32463 - Bugzilla