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CVE-2025-32463 - Sudo Sudo

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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.

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CISA KEVCRITICAL
CVE ID
CVE-2025-32463
Vendor/project
Sudo
Product
Sudo
Vulnerability name
Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability
Date added
2025-09-29
Due date
2025-10-20
Known ransomware campaign use
Unknown
CVSS v3
9.3
CWE-829

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NVD CVE pagehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463CVE API docshttps://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilitiesData feedshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feedsCataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogData repositoryhttps://github.com/cisagov/kev-datacve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463cve@mitre.orghttps://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.htmlcve@mitre.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463cve@mitre.orghttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1cve@mitre.orghttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3cve@mitre.orghttps://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/cve@mitre.orghttps://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chrootcve@mitre.orghttps://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/cve@mitre.orghttps://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/cve@mitre.orghttps://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/cve@mitre.orghttps://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html