CVE-2025-32462 — Sudo before 1

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sudo project	Sudo	1.8.8

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-11-03T19:53:32.346Z

09References

• www.sudo.ws — https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
• www.sudo.ws — https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
• www.stratascale.com — https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32462-sudo-host
• www.openwall.com — https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/2
• ubuntu.com — https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
• www.secpod.com — https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-k…
• www.sudo.ws — https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/host_any/
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2025/msg00118.html
• explore.alas.aws.amazon.com — https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32462.html
• bugs.gentoo.org — https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32462
• security-tracker.debian.org — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32462
• www.suse.com — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32462.html
• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32462