Protection mechanism failure in Sudo - CVE-2025-32462
Published: July 1, 2025 / Updated: February 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112067
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32462
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Sudo
Affected software:
Sudo
Sudo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures when running sudo with -h (--host) option. If the current configuration provides access to users based on the host they are allowed to execute commands, a local user can bypass such a restriction by providing the hostname via the "-h" option they are allowed to execute commands. The vulnerability affects systems that use a common sudoers file that is distributed to multiple machines or when LDAP-based sudoers (including SSSD) is used.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-32462
Install updates from vendor's website.