Vulnerability Description
Velero is an open source tool for backing up, restoring, and migrating Kubernetes cluster resources and persistent volumes. Prior to 1.18.1, an attacker who compromises the backup object-storage backend can upload a malicious backup tarball containing parent-directory paths that escape the extraction directory during restore and overwrite sensitive files in the Velero pod filesystem. This issue is fixed in version 1.18.1.
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/securego/gosec/issues/324
- https://github.com/velero-io/velero/commit/3f8e3588496391979915ace065f732a9013c1
- https://github.com/velero-io/velero/commit/c7fa4bfe3571667e9731f3f504da3c6be709a
- https://github.com/velero-io/velero/security/advisories/GHSA-j2g6-362q-6qc6
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-32637?
CVE-2026-32637 is a documented vulnerability. Velero is an open source tool for backing up, restoring, and migrating Kubernetes cluster resources and persistent volumes. Prior to 1.18.1, an attacker who compromises the backup object-storage backe...
How severe is CVE-2026-32637?
CVSS scoring is not yet available for CVE-2026-32637. Check NVD for updates.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-32637?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.