CVE-2025-32462
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 4.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-06-30 00:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-14 12:41Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-04-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a47340a82de7edd0c4228cf33b36cf5aa2bce3e8278d61218368ccbb9620a386
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.sudo.wshttps://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
- www.sudo.wshttps://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
- www.stratascale.comhttps://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32462-sudo-host
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/2
- ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
- www.secpod.comhttps://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/
- www.sudo.wshttps://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/host_any/
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2025/msg00118.html
- explore.alas.aws.amazon.comhttps://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32462.html
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32462
- security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32462
- www.suse.comhttps://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32462.html
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32462
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00033.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-585531.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.5p2-1.el8_10.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1
- sudo-python-plugin Fixed in 1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 10
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2
- sudo-python-plugin Fixed in 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.5p2-1.el8_10.1
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1
- sudo-python-plugin Fixed in 1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2
- sudo-python-plugin Fixed in 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.16p2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.16p2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- sudo Fixed in 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- sudo Fixed in 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm8Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- sudo Fixed in 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- sudo Fixed in 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- sudo Fixed in 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.