Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-32463

CVE-2025-32463

Sudo project Sudo — Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability

KEV · due 20 Oct EPSS 55%public exploit SSVC act CVSS 9.3

CVSS 9.3 (CNA)9.3 / 10 × 3027.9 In CISA KEV+3030.0 EPSS percentile 99.0.990 × 2019.8 Exploit: SSVC active+1010.0 SSVC exploitation: active+1010.0

Description · from the CVE record

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

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

Sudo1.9.14 – < 1.9.17p11.9.17p1CNA

Scores by source

mitre (CNA)9.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

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