CVE-2026-25499

Terraform / OpenTofu Provider adds support for Proxmox Virtual Environment. Prior to version 0.93.1, in the SSH configuration documentation, the sudoer line suggested is insecure and can result in escaping the folder using ../, allowing any files on the system to be edited. This issue has been patched in version 0.93.1.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/commit/bd604c41a31e2a55dd6acc01b0608be3ea49c023	Patch
https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/security/advisories/GHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/security/advisories/GHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:bpg:terraform_provider:*:*:*:*:*:proxmox_virtual_environment:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-04 21:16

Updated : 2026-02-11 19:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-25499

Mitre link : CVE-2026-25499

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-25499

JSON object : View

Products Affected

bpg

terraform_provider

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-1188

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

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