# CVE-2025-32463: Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability

> CVE-2025-32463: Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability. CVSS 9.3 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-32463
Last updated: 2026-06-17T09:12:02Z

- Published: 2025-06-30 00:00 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 09:12 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 9.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 55.5%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2025-09-29, federal due date 2025-10-20, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-829

## 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.

## CISA required action

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 vendors and products

- Sudo project: Sudo

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32463)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463)
- [https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463)
- [https://bugs.gentoo.org/show\_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463](https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463)
- [https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html](https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html)
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463)
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1)
- [https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3](https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3)
- [https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/](https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/)
- [https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot](https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot)
- [https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/](https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/)
- [https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/](https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/)
- [https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot\_bug/](https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/)
- [https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html](https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html)
- [https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/](https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/)
- [https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability)
- [https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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