Vulnerability · Published Jun 30, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-32462
Low 2.8
In plain English
A low-severity incorrect authorization in Sudo from Sudo project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.5% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.8Low
Exploit odds (30 days)4.5%top 8.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Sudo before 1.9.17p1, when used with a sudoers file that specifies a host that is neither the current host nor ALL, allows listed users to execute commands on unintended machines.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | sudo | 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | ALSA-2025:11537 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | sudo | 1.9.5p2-1.el8_10.1 | ALSA-2025:10110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | sudo | 1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1 | ALSA-2025:9978 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | sudo-python-plugin | 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | ALSA-2025:11537 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | sudo-python-plugin | 1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1 | ALSA-2025:9978 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | sudo | 1.9.17_p1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-32462 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | sudo | 1.9.17_p1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-32462 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | sudo | 1.9.17_p1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-32462 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | sudo | 1.9.17_p1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-32462 |
| Debian:12 | sudo | 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2 | DSA-5954-1 |
| Debian:12 | sudo | 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32462 |
| Debian:13 | sudo | 1.9.16p2-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32462 |
| Debian:14 | sudo | 1.9.16p2-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32462 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | sudo | 0:1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | RLSA-2025:11537 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | sudo | 0:1.9.5p2-1.el8_10.1 | RLSA-2025:10110 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | sudo | 0:1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1 | RLSA-2025:9978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sudo | 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.5 | USN-7604-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sudo | 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32462 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | sudo | 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1 | USN-7604-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | sudo | 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32462 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sudo project | Sudo | 1.8.8 – before 1.9.17p1 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
- https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
- https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32462-sudo-host
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/
- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/host_any/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2025/msg00118.html
- https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32462.html
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32462
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32462
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32462.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32462
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00033.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-585531.html