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CVE-2025-32462VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-32462: Sudo · Incorrect Authorization

Affects SudoSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · public exploit available (Exploit-DB) · CVSS 2.8 Low : upgrade to 1.9.17p1 as a priority.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
2.8Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 91% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.9.17p1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by mitre

    , 82 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. In Threat Radar

    record ingested

    , the same day as disclosure

  4. First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)

    Sudo 1.9.17 Host Option - Elevation of Privilege

    , 8 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade ubuntu/sudo and debian/sudo and redhat/sudo and suse/sudo to 1.9.17p1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntuubuntu/sudopkg:deb/ubuntu/sudoOther threatsAffected
  • <1.9.17p1
Fixed in
  • 1.9.17p1
Debiandebian/sudopkg:deb/debian/sudoOther threatsAffected
  • <1.9.17p1
Fixed in
  • 1.9.17p1
Red Hatredhat/sudopkg:rpm/redhat/sudoOther threatsAffected
  • <1.9.17p1
Fixed in
  • 1.9.17p1
SUSEsuse/sudopkg:rpm/suse/sudoOther threatsAffected
  • <1.9.17p1
Fixed in
  • 1.9.17p1

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AI-suggested

Vendor advisories from Ubuntu and Red Hat confirm that the issue is fixed in updated sudo package versions. Users should apply standard system updates to upgrade sudo to the fixed versions listed in the advisories (e.g., Ubuntu sudo 1.9.15p5 or later, Red Hat packages as per their advisory). No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying these official patches.

Description

Sudo before 1.9.17p1, when used with a sudoers file that specifies a host that is neither the current host nor ALL, allows listed users to execute commands on unintended machines.

References

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