SUSE Rancher up to 0.0.33 parameters.pathPattern path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SUSE Rancher up to 0.0.33. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument parameters.pathPattern results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-62878. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SUSE Rancher up to 0.0.33. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument parameters.pathPattern with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-23. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.suse.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-62878 since 10/24/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/25/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.0.34 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

• SUSE

Name

• Rancher

Version

• 0.0.1
• 0.0.2
• 0.0.3
• 0.0.4
• 0.0.5
• 0.0.6
• 0.0.7
• 0.0.8
• 0.0.9
• 0.0.10
• 0.0.11
• 0.0.12
• 0.0.13
• 0.0.14
• 0.0.15
• 0.0.16
• 0.0.17
• 0.0.18
• 0.0.19
• 0.0.20
• 0.0.21
• 0.0.22
• 0.0.23
• 0.0.24
• 0.0.25
• 0.0.26
• 0.0.27
• 0.0.28
• 0.0.29
• 0.0.30
• 0.0.31
• 0.0.32
• 0.0.33

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.suse.com/

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