SecOps SignalSecurity Intelligence Workspace
Loading collection status
Vulnerabilities/CVE-2025-32463Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: sudo project · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2025-32463ListedCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 9.3CWE-829

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.

Published: 01 Jul 2025•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 02:42 PM IST•Source identifier: cve@mitre.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance not available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added29 Sept 2025
Due20 Oct 2025
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
9.3CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcecve@mitre.org
EPSS probability
55.5%0.555
Percentile99th
Weakness type
CWE-829
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; SOC ecosystem technology relevance; CRITICAL severity; Known exploitation signal from CISA KEV or ransomware metadata; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

8 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • sudo project sudo · >= 1.9.14 < 1.9.17; 1.9.17 · NVD CPE · Source
  • canonical ubuntu linux · 22.04; 24.04; 24.10; 25.04 · NVD CPE · Source
  • debian debian linux · 11.0; 12.0; 13.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • opensuse leap · 15.6 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux · 10.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise desktop · 15 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise real time · 15.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise server for sap · 12 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

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.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

No rule-based guidance for this vulnerability class

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
29 Sept 2025
Required action due
20 Oct 2025
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
cve@mitre.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10:*:*:*:-:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2025-09-29sudo.wsSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordaccess.redhat.comSource record

Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.

Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2025-32463
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2025-32463
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2025-32463"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Looking up related community queries…

Loading related intelligence

Correlated briefings

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.