Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-46718 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package rust-sudo-rs. The fix is available in version 0.2.8-1ubuntu2; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46718 is classified as CWE-497: Exposure of System Data to Unauthorized Control Sphere. Internal system details are revealed to callers who should not have them.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46718 is recorded against 1 package.
- rust-sudo-rs (fixed in 0.2.8-1ubuntu2)
Timeline and source
Published on 12 May 2025 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
github.com (Report)
Other advisories for this package
rust-sudo-rs has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-497: Exposure of System Data to Unauthorized Control Sphere) in other software:
