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TI-2026-20610 Aliases CVE-2026-25499GHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544

terraform-provider-proxmox has insecure sudo recommendation in the documentation

Priority HIGH 77CWE-1188Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed terraform-provider-proxmox (bpg): 0.93.1github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox (Go): 0.93.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
bpgterraform-provider-proxmoxbefore 0.93.10.93.1Patch availableCNA
—github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox (Go)before 0.93.10.93.1Patch availableGHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544
  • terraform-provider-proxmox Vendorbpg Affected before 0.93.1 Fixed in 0.93.1 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.93.1 Fixed in 0.93.1 Patch available GHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bpg:terraform_provider:*:*:*:*:*:proxmox_virtual_environment:*:*before 0.93.1Vulnerablebpg
  • cpe:2.3:a:bpg:terraform_provider:*:*:*:*:*:proxmox_virtual_environment:*:* Versions before 0.93.1 Vulnerable ·bpg

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA terraform-provider-proxmox (bpg) Fixed in 0.93.1
  • Fix · GHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544 github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox (Go) Fixed in 0.93.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25499
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwch-7m8v-7544

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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