CVE-2025-32463

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...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: April 09, 2025
Published Date: June 30, 2025
Last Updated: February 26, 2026
Vendor: Sudo project
Product: Sudo
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.
Tags

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.3 - CRITICAL

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2026-06-01 10:41:17 UTC) Source

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

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CVE	2026-06-01 10:41:17 UTC

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

April 09, 2025
CVE Published to Public

June 30, 2025
Added to KEVIntel

June 01, 2026