CVE-2025-62877

Harvest may expose OS default ssh login password via SUSE Virtualization Interactive Installer

Published Jan 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Projects using the SUSE Virtualization (Harvester) environment may expose the OS default ssh login password  if they are using the 1.5.x or 1.6.x interactive installer to either create a new cluster or add new hosts to an existing cluster. The environment is not affected if the PXE boot mechanism is utilized along with the Harvester configuration setup.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6g8q-hp2j-gvwv Harvest May Expose OS Default SSH Login Password Via SUSE Virtualization Interactive Installer
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Suse
Suse harvester
Vendors & Products Suse
Suse harvester
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Projects using the SUSE Virtualization (Harvester) environment may expose the OS default ssh login password  if they are using the 1.5.x or 1.6.x interactive installer to either create a new cluster or add new hosts to an existing cluster. The environment is not affected if the PXE boot mechanism is utilized along with the Harvester configuration setup.
Title Harvest may expose OS default ssh login password via SUSE Virtualization Interactive Installer
Weaknesses CWE-1188
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Jan 8, 2026, 2:43 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2025, 10:34 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 8, 2026, 1:15 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 9:10 AM