# CVE-2025-32463

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-32463
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-829
- **Published:** Jun 30, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Feb 26, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- Sudo project — Sudo (1.9.14)

## References

- [CNA](https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/)
- [CNA](https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/)
- [CNA](https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot)
- [CNA](https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463)
- [CNA](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1)
- [CNA](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463)
- [CNA](https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html)
- [CNA](https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463)
- [CNA](https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/)
- [CNA](https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html)
- [CNA](https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/)
- [CNA](https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/)
- [CNA](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability)
- [CNA](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability)
- [CISA-ADP](https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/)
- [CISA-ADP](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32463)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 59.42%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 99.1

## Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

- **Date Added:** Sep 29, 2025
- **Due Date:** Oct 20, 2025

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._