Vulnerability · Published Feb 4, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-25499terraform-provider-proxmox has insecure sudo recommendation in the documentation
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in terraform-provider-proxmox from bpg. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox | 0.93.1 | GHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544 |
| Go | github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox | 0.93.1 | GO-2026-4395 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bpg | terraform-provider-proxmox | < 0.93.1 |
Weakness: CWE-1188, CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N