CVE-2025-32463 — Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability
CVE-2025-32463: Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Sudo |
| Product | Sudo |
| Date added | 2025-09-29 |
| Due date | 2025-10-20 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Sudo contains an inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow local attacker to leverage sudo’s -R (--chroot) option to run arbitrary commands as root, even if they are not listed in the sudoers file.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog