CVE-2025-62878
published 2026-02-25CVE-2025-62878: A malicious user can manipulate the parameters.pathPattern to create PersistentVolumes in arbitrary locations on the host node, potentially overwriting…
PriorityP359critical9.9CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSCCHIHAH
EPSS
0.58%
43.7th percentile
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
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com | rancher_local-path-provisioner | >= 0 < 0.0.34 | 0.0.34 |
| msrc | cbl2_local-path-provisioner_0.0.21-20_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| suse | rancher | < 0.0.34 | 0.0.34 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.9CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc9.9CRITICAL
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OSV
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern in github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner
osv·2026-02-05
CVE-2025-62878 Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern in github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern in github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern in github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner
OSV
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
osv·2026-02-04
CVE-2025-62878 [CRITICAL] Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
### Impact
A malicious user can manipulate the [parameters.pathPattern](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/blob/d4f71b4b03a321e9f54be00808e9de42b8bfd35a/provisioner.go#L381) to create PersistentVolumes in arbitrary locations on the host node, potentially overwriting sensitive files or gaining access to unintended directories.
Example:
```
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: StorageClass
metadata:
annotations:
kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration: >
{"apiVersion":"storage.k8s.io/v1","kind":"StorageClass","metadata":{"annotations":{},"name":"local-path"},"provisioner":"rancher.io/local-path","reclaimPolicy":"Delete","volumeBindingMode":"WaitForFirstConsumer"}
storageclass.kubernetes.i
GHSA
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
ghsa·2026-02-04
CVE-2025-62878 [CRITICAL] CWE-23 Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
### Impact
A malicious user can manipulate the [parameters.pathPattern](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/blob/d4f71b4b03a321e9f54be00808e9de42b8bfd35a/provisioner.go#L381) to create PersistentVolumes in arbitrary locations on the host node, potentially overwriting sensitive files or gaining access to unintended directories.
Example:
```
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: StorageClass
metadata:
annotations:
kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration: >
{"apiVersion":"storage.k8s.io/v1","kind":"StorageClass","metadata":{"annotations":{},"name":"local-path"},"provisioner":"rancher.io/local-path","reclaimPolicy":"Delete","volumeBindingMode":"WaitForFirstConsumer"}
storageclass.kubernetes.i
Microsoft
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
vendor_msrc·2026-02-10·CVSS 9.9
CVE-2025-62878 [CRITICAL] CWE-23 Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
Mariner: Mariner
suse: suse
Customer Action Required: Yes
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-02-25
Published