Security Digest · Vulnerability record
CVE-2025-32462: Sudo project Sudo vulnerability
Sudo before 1.9.17p1, when used with a sudoers file that specifies a host that is neither the current host nor ALL, allows listed users to execute commands on unintended machines.
CVSS 2.8 Low EPSS 4.5% · p91 Check exposure
Should you act?
Normal patch cycle
No exploitation signal; fix it in your next routine update if you are affected. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.
- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 4.5%, percentile 91: FIRST’s model estimates a 4.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs local access needed. Lower urgency for most teams unless an attacker could already run code on the machine.
- Editorial verdict: Check exposure. sudo --chroot Local Root Escalation (CVE-2025-32463) — Distros patched this in mid-2025 and it is now known-exploited; any multi-user or shared Linux host still on sudo 1.9.14-1.9.17 without the vendor fix hands root to every local account.
What it is
Sudo before 1.9.17p1, when used with a sudoers file that specifies a host that is neither the current host nor ALL, allows listed users to execute commands on unintended machines.
Weakness type: CWE-863.
Product: Sudo project Sudo · Assigned by: mitre · Published: 2025-06-30
Affected and fixed versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| Sudo project | Sudo | 1.8.8 < 1.9.17p1 |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| mitre | 3.1 | 2.8 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- Attack vector: local access needed
- Attack complexity: high (needs special conditions)
- Privileges required: low (any account)
- User interaction: none
- Scope: changed (can affect other components)
CVSS measures how bad a flaw is if exploited, not how likely exploitation is. Read it next to the exploitation data below.
Exploitation and urgency
- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 4.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 91.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by mitre
- — erroneo.us brief: sudo --chroot Local Root Escalation (CVE-2025-32463)
- — CVE record last updated
Sources and references
Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.
Vulnerability records
- CVE.org record CVE-2025-32462 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2025-32462 nvd.nist.gov
Other references from the CVE record and advisory
- sudo.ws sudo.ws
- sudo.ws sudo.ws
- stratascale.com stratascale.com
- openwall.com openwall.com
- ubuntu.com ubuntu.com
- secpod.com secpod.com
- sudo.ws sudo.ws
- lists.debian.org lists.debian.org
- explore.alas.aws.amazon.com explore.alas.aws.amazon.com
- bugs.gentoo.org bugs.gentoo.org
- security-tracker.debian.org security-tracker.debian.org
- suse.com suse.com
- access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
- lists.debian.org lists.debian.org
- cert-portal.siemens.com cert-portal.siemens.com