CVE-2025-32462

high

Published 2025-06-30 · Modified 2025-07-01

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

55%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-52354 local linux

Rich Mirch · 2025-07-08

Sudo 1.9.17 Host Option - Elevation of Privilege

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OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

AlmaLinux Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	`sudo-python-plugin-1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1.aarch64.rpm`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.9.16p2-3`
sid	Fixed	`1.9.16p2-3`
forky	Fixed	`1.9.16p2-3`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.9.5p2-3+deb11u2`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2`

Red Hat Fixed 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	—
8	Fixed	—

Rocky Linux Fixed 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	—
8	Fixed	—

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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