Path traversal in VMware Tanzu velero - CVE-2026-32637
Published: August 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144569
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32637
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
VMware Tanzu velero
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32637
Install security update from vendor's website.
VMware Tanzu velero - update to 1.18.1