Vulnerability · Published Feb 25, 2026 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2025-62878Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Rancher from SUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.9Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A malicious user can manipulate the parameters.pathPattern to create PersistentVolumes in arbitrary locations on the host node, potentially overwriting sensitive files or gaining access to unintended directories.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner | 0.0.34 | GO-2026-4425 |
| Go | github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner | 0.0.34 | GHSA-jr3w-9vfr-c746 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-23 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H