CVE-2025-32463 - Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability

Description

Sudo contains an inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow local attacker to leverage sudo’s -R (--chroot) option to run arbitrary commands as root, even if they are not listed in the sudoers file.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Unknown

Action

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

Additional Notes

This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463