CVE-2026-25499: terraform-provider-proxmox has insecure sudo recommendation in the documentation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-25499 is a high (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in bpg terraform_provider. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 04-02-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS trend
Probability
0.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.07 pp
From 0.55% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundTerraform Provider Proxmox
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted DirectoryThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
- CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure DefaultThe product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Bpg2 products
- terraform_provider< 0.93.1
- terraform-provider-proxmox< 0.93.1
Github.com/bpg1 product
- terraform-provider-proxmox< 0.93.1
2 vendors · 3 products
References
4 links- github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/security/advisories/GHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544X Refsource CONFIRMWEBAdvisoryExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/commit/bd604c41a31e2a55dd6acc01b0608be3ea49c023X Refsource MISCWEBFIXPatch