cve-2025-32463
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-06-30 00:00
Modified
2025-09-29 22:20
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access because /etc/nsswitch.conf from a user-controlled directory is used with the --chroot option.
References
Impacted products
| ▼ | Vendor | Product |
|---|---|---|
| Sudo project | Sudo |
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