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CVE-2025-32463

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2025‑09‑29. Fixed in 1.9.17p1.

CVSS 3.19.3CriticalEPSS percentile99th55% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2025-09-29, due 2025-10-20
No public exploit knownFix1.9.17p1Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Sudo project SudoAffected: ≥ 1.9.14, < 1.9.17p1Upgrade to: 1.9.17p1Stated by: CVE record
  • ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОСAffected: 7.3Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА» РОСА КобальтAffected: 7.9Upgrade to: not statedAffected: 12.4Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА» ROSA VirtualizationAffected: 2.1Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopAffected: 15 SP6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

Versions as the sources state them. 7 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

1 publisher

  1. The article discusses the LD_PRELOAD mechanism in Linux, demonstrating its potential misuse for privilege escalation and rootkit deployment.

    ·Хакер (xakep.ru) summary

  2. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened. 2 further articles named this CVE in wider roundups without reporting it as a distinct event.

What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS99th
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2025-09-29.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-10-20.

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

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

55% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

13 events over 389 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. EPSS band changemoderate → highepss band change
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. EPSS band changehigh → moderate
  4. EPSS band changemoderate → high
  5. Nuclei check added
  6. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 9.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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