SB2026082168 - Path traversal in VMware Tanzu velero
Published: August 21, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026082168
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32637)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote user to overwrite sensitive files.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in backup tarball extraction during restore when extracting files from a backup tarball. A remote user can upload a malicious backup tarball to cause overwrite sensitive files.
Exploitation requires compromise of the backup object storage backend.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.