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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-32463
Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 30, 2025, 1 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Sudo contains an inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow local attacker to leverage sudo’s -R (--chroot) option to run arbitrary commands as root, even if they are not listed in the sudoers file.

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.

Notes :

This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-32463 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Suse linux_enterprise_desktop
2 Suse linux_enterprise_real_time
3 Suse linux_enterprise_server_for_sap
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 Sudo_project sudo
: Total Affected Vendor : 6 | Products : 8
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Sudo to version 1.9.17p1 or later to address this vulnerability.
  • Update Sudo to the latest version.
  • Ensure proper configuration of Sudo to prevent privilege escalation.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-32463 has a 106 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-32463.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1 Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3 Third Party Advisory
https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/ Release Notes
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/ Third Party Advisory
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/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-32463 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-32463 weaknesses.

CAPEC-175: Code Inclusion Code Inclusion CAPEC-201: Serialized Data External Linking Serialized Data External Linking CAPEC-228: DTD Injection DTD Injection CAPEC-251: Local Code Inclusion Local Code Inclusion CAPEC-252: PHP Local File Inclusion PHP Local File Inclusion CAPEC-253: Remote Code Inclusion Remote Code Inclusion CAPEC-263: Force Use of Corrupted Files Force Use of Corrupted Files CAPEC-538: Open-Source Library Manipulation Open-Source Library Manipulation CAPEC-549: Local Execution of Code Local Execution of Code CAPEC-640: Inclusion of Code in Existing Process Inclusion of Code in Existing Process CAPEC-660: Root/Jailbreak Detection Evasion via Hooking Root/Jailbreak Detection Evasion via Hooking CAPEC-695: Repo Jacking Repo Jacking CAPEC-698: Install Malicious Extension Install Malicious Extension

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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mrudybtw/cveinfobot

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PowerShell Shell Python Dockerfile

Updated: 14 hours, 53 minutes ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 29, 2025, 7:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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gvincenti/Expressway

None

Updated: 2 days, 11 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 27, 2025, 3:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Andromeda254/cve

list of cve from 2001 to 2024

Python

Updated: 4 days, 2 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 26, 2025, 12:13 a.m. This repo has been linked 85 different CVEs too.
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nelissandro/CVE-2025-32463-Sudo-Chroot-Escape

This repository contains a Proof of Concept (PoC) for CVE-2025-32463, a vulnerability in sudo allowing a chroot escape to achieve local privilege escalation.

Python

Updated: 5 days, 21 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 24, 2025, 1:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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DaadaAyoze/CVE-2025-32463-lab

🐳 Reproduce and test the CVE-2025-32463 vulnerability in a Docker-based lab environment for security research and practical analysis.

chroot cve cve-2025 cve-2025-32462 cve-2025-32463 cybersecurity docker dockerfile exploit linux poc privilege-escalation proof-of-concept security sudo sudoers vulnerability-lab

Shell Dockerfile

Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 23, 2025, 2:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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no-speech-to-text/CVE-2025-32463

🔒 Elevate privileges to root via sudo without requiring gcc on the target system. Simplify exploit execution with pre-compiled payloads.

chroot cve-2025-32463 exploit linux poc privesc privilege-escalation root sudo ubuntu vulnerability

Python Shell

Updated: 2 days, 4 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 23, 2025, 1:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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At0mXploit/CVE-2025-32463

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.

Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2025, 8:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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mihnasdsad/CVE-2025-32463

None

chroot cve cve-2025-32463 cybersecurity docker eop escalate-privilages linux poc privesc privilege-escalation-exploits proof-of-concept proof-of-work security sudo sudo-privilege-escalation ubuntu vulnerability

Shell

Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2025, 2:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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ashardev002/CVE-2025-32463_chwoot

🔍 Demonstrate the CVE-2025-32463 privilege-escalation flaw in sudo's chroot feature with this minimal, reproducible proof of concept environment.

chroot chwoot cybersecurity docker docker-image eop escalate-privilages exploit linux lpe poc privilege-escalation privilege-escalation-exploits proof-of-concept proof-of-work scanner sudo vulnerability

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2025, 12:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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blackcat4347/CVE-2025-32463_PoC

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C

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 5, 2025, 10:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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hacieda/CVE-2025-32463

None

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2025, 6:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Yuy0ung/CVE-2025-32463_chwoot

用于CVE-2025-32463 sudo_chwoot的权限提升POC，适配了有gcc编译环境和无gcc编译环境的两种情况，下载运行即可一把梭哈

Shell

Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2025, 7:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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zhanpengliu-tencent/medium-cve

None

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2025, 9:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 310 different CVEs too.
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Imahamed/SPR888-Project

None

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 13, 2025, 5:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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zenzue/sudo-CVE-2025-Toolkit

None

Shell

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 10, 2025, 6:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-32463 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Help Net Security
Week in review: Sudo local privilege escalation flaws fixed, Google patches actively exploited Chrome

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Sudo local privilege escalation vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463) If you haven’t ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 06, 2025 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • The Hacker News
Critical Sudo Vulnerabilities Let Local Users Gain Root Access on Linux, Impacting Major Distros

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two security flaws in the Sudo command-line utility for Linux and Unix-like operating systems that could enable local attackers to escalate their privileges to ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 04, 2025 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Help Net Security
Sudo local privilege escalation vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463)

If you haven’t recently updated the Sudo utility on your Linux box(es), you should do so now, to patch two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463) that have been di ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 01, 2025 (2 months, 4 weeks ago)
  • Cyber Security News
Linux Sudo chroot Vulnerability Enables Hackers to Elevate Privileges to Root

A critical security vulnerability in the widely used Linux Sudo utility has been disclosed, allowing any local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to root access. Summary1. CVE-2025-32463 affects ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 01, 2025 (2 months, 4 weeks ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
JetBrains YouTrack Price Hike: New Plans & Features Arrive October 1, 2025

JetBrains’ project management and issue tracking software, YouTrack, will undergo a price adjustment on October 1, 2025. According to JetBrains, the price increase is due to the existing pricing model ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 01, 2025 (2 months, 4 weeks ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
Critical Sudo Flaw (CVE-2025-32463, CVSS 9.3): Root Privilege Escalation & Host Bypass, PoC Available

In the world of Linux privilege management, Sudo reigns supreme. It’s the gatekeeper, the doorman, the bouncer of root-level access. But what happens when the bouncer hands over the keys to anyone who ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 01, 2025 (2 months, 4 weeks ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-32463 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Sep. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2025-09-29
    Added Due Date 2025-10-20
    Added 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.
    Added Vulnerability Name Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability
    Added Reference https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.9.14 up to (excluding) 1.9.17
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/ Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/ Types: Release Notes
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/ Types: Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463
    Added Reference https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html
    Added Reference https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463
    Added Reference https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
    Added Reference https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html
    Added Reference https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-829
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3
    Added Reference https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot
    Added Reference https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
    Added Reference https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
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