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Critical Sudo Vulnerabilities Let Local Users Gain Root Access on Linux, Impacting Major Distros
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2025-32463+1 related CVE | Local Privilege Escalation to Root in Sudo via Untrusted nsswitch.conf with --chroot | 7.8 group max | 56% | KEVPoC ×5 | KEV |
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3 min read at thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two security flaws in the Sudo command-line utility for Linux and Unix-like operating systems that could enable local attackers to escalate their privileges to root on susceptible machines. CVE-2025-32462 (CVSS score: 2. 8) - Sudo before 1.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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