The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning regarding a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-32463) in the Linux sudo package, which is being actively exploited in real-world attacks. This flaw allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute commands with root access even without being listed in the sudoers file, affecting versions 1.9.14 to 1.9.17. CISA has mandated that federal agencies apply mitigations by October 20 or cease using sudo altogether. The vulnerability, disclosed on June 30, has raised significant concerns within the cybersecurity community, emphasizing the need for organizations to prioritize patching as part of their security protocols to prevent unauthorized access.