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CVE-2025-32463VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-32463: Sudo · Untrusted Functionality Inclusion

Affects SudoSource CVE Database V5

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Exploited in the wild · KEV due 20 Oct 2025 · public exploit available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB) · 55% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Sudo now.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
EPSS
55.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 91 days after disclosure

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

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by MITRE Corporation

    , 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 chroot 1.9.17 - Local Privilege Escalation

    , 8 days after disclosure

  5. , 91 days after disclosure

  6. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 112 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Debiandebian/sudopkg:deb/debian/sudoOther threatsAffected
  • =1.9.14
Fixed in–
Ubuntuubuntu/sudopkg:deb/ubuntu/sudoOther threatsAffected
  • =1.9.14
Fixed in–
Red Hatredhat/sudopkg:rpm/redhat/sudoOther threatsAffected
  • =1.9.14
Fixed in–
SUSEsuse/sudopkg:rpm/suse/sudoOther threatsAffected
  • =1.9.14
Fixed in–

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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.

References

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