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CVE-2025-32463 CRITICAL POC KEV PATCH THREAT Emergency

Sudo before 1.9.17p1 contains a local root escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-32463, CVSS 9.3) through the --chroot option, which loads /etc/nsswitch.conf from the user-controlled chroot directory instead of the host system. KEV-listed with EPSS 26.5% and public PoC, this vulnerability allows any user with sudo --chroot access to achieve root privileges by placing a malicious nsswitch configuration and library in their chroot.

Information Disclosure Ubuntu Debian Leap Linux Enterprise Desktop +8
NVD Exploit-DB
CVSS 3.1
9.3
EPSS
26.5%
Threat
5.7
CVE-2025-32463
EPSS 27% 5.7 CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL POC KEV PATCH THREAT Emergency

Sudo before 1.9.17p1 contains a local root escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-32463, CVSS 9.3) through the --chroot option, which loads /etc/nsswitch.conf from the user-controlled chroot directory instead of the host system. KEV-listed with EPSS 26.5% and public PoC, this vulnerability allows any user with sudo --chroot access to achieve root privileges by placing a malicious nsswitch configuration and library in their chroot.

Information Disclosure Ubuntu Debian +10
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