CVE-2025-32463
Is CVE-2025-32463 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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signals
public sources
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.
cisa ssvc
CISA Vulnrichment · assessed
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- low impact → Track
- medium impact → Attend
- high impact → Act
Track: normal patch cycle · Track*: watch closely · Attend: patch sooner · Act: patch now. About SSVC ↗
public exploits
links to sources — we don’t host codeA working exploit is publicly available from a maintained source. Treat this as higher urgency and verify your exposure.
baseline read
auto · not a community verdict
Real — exploited in the wild
CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.
Based on CISA KEV
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
Published · Added to CISA KEV (91 days after publication)
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timeline
- Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
- Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
- CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
- Published by NVD
Score and exploit changes tracked since .
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Field notes & remediation
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Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-09-29) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~55%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Required action for Sudo Sudo: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2025-10-20. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.
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Related CVEs
Same weakness: CWE-829.