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.

CVSS: 2.8Lowscored by the publisher (CNA)
Exploited in the wild: Not knownPublic exploit code; not in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.5%chance of exploitation in the next 30 daystop 9% of scored CVEsFIRST score of 11 Nov 2026
Fix: Patch availablesee the advisories in the references
Published: 30 Jun 2025analysed here 12 Nov 2026

Summary

Triage

Attack surface: Server-side
Exploitable: At runtime
Attack vector: local
Weakness: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Can a WAF block it?: No. See why

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Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Vendor says fixed in
Sudo project Sudo	>= 1.8.8 and < 1.9.17p1Vendor says fixed in: not stated	Not stated by the vendor

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

Products named in our analysis

sudo_project:sudo

Fix and mitigation

WAF and other mitigations

Can a WAF block it? No. The attack needs local access to the machine, so a WAF is not on its path.

Also consider: patch · per-resource ACL

Based on the attack vector (local or physical access). We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.

Remediation steps (AI-written)

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Exploitation evidence

CISA KEV catalog: Not listed as of our last sync.
Public exploit code: Yes: 1 on Exploit-DB · 11 GitHub proofs of concept
CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partialAssessed by CISA 1 Jul 2025 (SSVC 2.0.3). Exploitation is none, poc (public proof of concept) or active.

Exploit-DB

Sudo 1.9.17 Host Option - Elevation of Privilegelocal, 8 Jul 2025

GitHub proofs of concept

and 7 more repositories

Listed so you can judge urgency, not as a recommendation to run anything. GitHub “proofs of concept” are unvetted: some are fake or carry malware. Exploit-DB marks the entries its staff verified.

Timeline

30 Jun 2025Published
1 Jul 2025CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none1 day later
3 Jul 2025First public exploit or proof of concept1 day later
14 Jul 2026CVE record last updated377 days (about 1 year) later
12 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com121 days (about 4 months) later

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	LocalLocal access required (shell, logged-in user).	Local access required (shell, logged-in user).
Attack complexity	HighNeeds specific conditions, a race or a particular configuration.	Needs specific conditions, a race or a particular configuration.
Privileges required	LowThe attacker needs basic user privileges.	The attacker needs basic user privileges.
User interaction	NoneNo victim action needed.	No victim action needed.
Scope	ChangedImpact crosses a security boundary into other components.	Impact crosses a security boundary into other components.
Confidentiality	NoneNo data disclosure.	No data disclosure.
Integrity	LowLimited modification possible.	Limited modification possible.
Availability	NoneThe service stays up.	The service stays up.

Common questions

Is CVE-2025-32462 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2025-32462 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2025-32462?

CVE-2025-32462 is rated Low with a CVSS score of 2.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-32462?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-32462. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2025-32462 affect?

CVE-2025-32462 affects sudo_project:sudo. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

References

NVD CVE.org CVE Details Source

15 references in the CVE record, grouped by the tags the record gives them.

Where the data on this page comes from

CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
NVD: CVSS and CPE data
CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
Exploit-DB: published exploits
PoC-in-GitHub: GitHub repositories that claim a proof of concept

Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.

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