CVE-2025-32463

Published: Jun 30, 2025

Modified: Feb 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.3

CRITICAL

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sudo project	Sudo	affected `1.9.14 - < 1.9.17p1`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-829

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/

https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/

https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html

https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/

https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability

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CVE-2025-32463

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References