Local Path Provisioner: HelperPod Template Injection

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-44543
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-28 17:16:30 UTC
Updated2026-06-01 18:33:48 UTC
DescriptionLocal Path Provisioner provides a way for the Kubernetes users to utilize the local storage in each node. Prior to 0.0.36, a malicious user with permission to edit the local-path-config ConfigMap in the local-path-storage namespace can manipulate the helperPod.yaml template used by rancher/local-path-provisioner. The helperPod.yaml template is loaded by the provisioner and used to create HelperPods during PVC provisioning and cleanup operations. However, the template is not sufficiently validated before use. Security-sensitive fields such as securityContext.privileged, hostPath volumes, and Linux capabilities can be injected into the template. When a PVC operation triggers HelperPod creation, the provisioner creates the HelperPod using the attacker-controlled template. This can result in a privileged pod running on the target node with the host root filesystem mounted. This may allow the attacker to access sensitive host files, read ServiceAccount tokens from other pods on the same node, access other tenants' local-path volume data, or modify files on the host node. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.0.36.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.000260000 probability, percentile 0.078840000 (date 2026-06-01)

Problem Types: CWE-269 | CWE-269 CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED8.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Rancher Local-path-provisioner affected < 0.0.36 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/security/advisories/GHSA-7fxv-... [email protected] github.com
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