CVE-2025-32463

CRITICALNVD 9.39.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.3 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-09-29), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.3 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.3
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 48%CVSS: 9.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
9.3
EG Score
9.3(high)
EPSS
98.7%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

June 30, 2025

Last Modified

November 5, 2025

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 1, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: redhat, ubuntu.
generic

Security Advisories | Sudo

https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
generic

ChangeLog | Sudo

https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
generic🟡 PoC Available

Sudo chroot elevation of privilege | Stratascale

https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Sudo LPE Vulnerabilities Resolved: What You Need to Know About CVE-202 | SecPod

https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/
generic

oss-security - CVE-2025-32463: sudo local privilege escalation via chroot option

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3
ubuntu Patch Available

USN-7604-1: Sudo vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu

Affected: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
generic

CVE-2025-32463

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463
generic

CVE-2025-32463

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html
generic

959314 – (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463) <app-admin/sudo-1.9.17_p1: two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-32463(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntusudo-ldap (1.9.16p2-1ubuntu1.1) @ plucky2026-07-21ubuntu
redhatsudo-0:1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.22025-07-22redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 95× in last 7d / 374× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-21 23:20 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-21 23:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-21 18:20 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-21 18:20 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-21 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-07-21 13:54 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-21 13:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-21 09:30 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-07-21 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-07-21 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-20 20:17 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-20 20:17 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-20 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-20 17:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-20 15:50 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-20 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-20 11:27 UTCVendor advisory
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  25. 2026-07-20 07:03 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-20 07:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-07-19 09:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-19 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
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  17. 2026-07-19 00:13 UTCVendor advisory
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  24. 2026-07-18 10:59 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-18 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-07-18 06:34 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-07-18 06:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-18 02:09 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-18 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-17 21:45 UTCVendor advisory
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  36. 2026-07-17 12:56 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-07-17 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-17 08:32 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-07-17 08:32 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-17 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-17 04:07 UTCVendor advisory
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  43. 2026-07-16 23:43 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-07-16 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-16 19:18 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-16 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  48. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-16 14:53 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-16 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-16 10:29 UTCVendor advisory
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  58. 2026-07-15 21:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  61. 2026-07-15 16:50 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-15 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  64. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  65. 2026-07-15 12:25 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-07-15 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-15 08:00 UTCVendor advisory
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  73. 2026-07-14 23:12 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-07-14 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-14 18:45 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(10 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (9 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCNowafen/CVE-2025-32463
    First seen Aug 8, 2025

    This CVE addresses a vulnerability in sudo versions 1.9.14 to 1.9.17, enabling unauthorized local privilege escalation to root access.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCAdityaBhatt3010/Sudo-Privilege-Escalation-Linux-CVE-2025-32463-and-CVE-2025-32462
    First seen Jul 21, 2025

    A deep dive into two critical Sudo vulnerabilities (CVE‑2025‑32463 & CVE‑2025‑32462) that enable local privilege escalation across major Linux distributions.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCMohamedKarrab/CVE-2025-32463
    First seen Jul 14, 2025

    Privilege escalation to root using sudo chroot, NO NEED for gcc installed.

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-52352
    First seen Jul 8, 2025

    Sudo chroot 1.9.17 - Local Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCK3ysTr0K3R/CVE-2025-32463-EXPLOIT
    First seen Jul 6, 2025

    A PoC exploit for CVE-2025-32463 - Sudo Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCzinzloun/CVE-2025-32463
    First seen Jul 4, 2025

    # CVE-2025-32463 – Sudo EoP Exploit (PoC) with precompiled .so

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCmirchr/CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chwoot
    First seen Jul 3, 2025

    PoC for CVE-2025-32463 - Sudo chroot Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCkh4sh3i/CVE-2025-32463
    First seen Jul 2, 2025

    Local Privilege Escalation to Root via Sudo chroot in Linux

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCK1tt3h/CVE-2025-32463-POC
    First seen Jul 1, 2025

    CVE-2025-32463 Proof of concept

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCIC3-512/linux-root-kit
    First seen Jul 1, 2025

    End-to-end simulation of a Python dependency confusion attack, sudo privilege escalation (CVE-2025-32463), and rootkit-based persistence - with full memory and network forensic analysis.

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-32463?
CVE-2025-32463 is a critical vulnerability published on June 30, 2025. 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.
When was CVE-2025-32463 disclosed?
CVE-2025-32463 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 30, 2025, with the most recent update on November 5, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-32463 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-32463 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 29, 2025, affecting Sudo Sudo. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-32463?
CVE-2025-32463 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.3 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-32463?
CVE-2025-32463 affects Sudo Sudo. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-32463?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-32463, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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