CVE-2025-32463
actively exploitedSudo 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.
9.3
cvss
critical
common vulnerability scoring system v3.1. measures intrinsic severity on a 0-10 scale.
epss
0.3849
kev
yes
cisa known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. confirmed active exploitation.
CVSS 3.1
Common Vulnerability Scoring System v3.1
9.3
/ 10
CRITICAL
exploitability
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Vector (AV:L): requires local access. attacker must have shell access or physical login.
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Complexity (AC:L): no special conditions needed. attack can be reliably reproduced.
Privileges Required
None
Privileges Required (PR:N): no authentication needed. any anonymous attacker can exploit this.
User Interaction
None
User Interaction (UI:N): no victim action needed. fully exploitable without user interaction.
impact
Scope
Changed
Scope (S:C): exploitation impacts resources beyond the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
High
Confidentiality (C:H): total information disclosure. attacker gains access to all data within the component.
Integrity
High
Integrity (I:H): complete data modification possible. attacker can modify any data.
Availability
High
Availability (A:H): total denial of service. attacker can fully shut down the resource.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
activity density
rdintel assessment
actively exploited. patch immediately.
flagged malicious repos detected. do not execute.
detection rules available.
composite score from 15+ signals including exploitation status, epss probability, detection coverage, and community attention. 0-100 scale.
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