Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability (CVE-2025-32463)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2025-09-29 · CVE-2025-32463
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. CISA added CVE-2025-32463 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 29, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Oct 20, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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