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CVE-2026-55108: KubeVela Terraform remote loader DoS via unbounded file read

August 28, 2026

KubeVela’s Terraform remote configuration loader can be abused to make vela-core read an unbounded byte stream into memory, causing an out-of-memory kill and a control-plane denial of service.

The issue is reachable when a user with permission to create or update a core.oam.dev/v1beta1 ComponentDefinition registers a Terraform remote schematic that points to a malicious or compromised git repository. The repository can contain a variables.tf symlink that resolves to /dev/zero after checkout. vela-core follows the symlink and calls os.ReadFile before HCL parsing, so memory grows until the controller is OOM killed.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmgp-q6jx-gg3x
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/commit/65dedda40a69cc1eccf4072a4c835e5b9f13334e
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/commit/7a4e59b2958ce1cf031fafbc188d6fafe8fe4d2e
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/commit/f6a64398b5e0065c57c3a0fb6765dd3dc48c749d
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/pull/7191
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/pull/7192
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/releases/tag/v1.10.9
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/releases/tag/v1.11.0-alpha.4
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/releases/tag/v1.9.14
  • github.com/kubevela/kubevela/security/advisories/GHSA-fmgp-q6jx-gg3x
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55108

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.9.14, all versions starting from 1.10.0-alpha.1 before 1.10.9, all versions starting from 1.11.0-alpha.1 before 1.11.0-alpha.4

Fixed versions

  • 1.9.14
  • 1.10.9
  • 1.11.0-alpha.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.9.14, 1.10.9, 1.11.0-alpha.4 or above.

Impact 8.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Source file

go/github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/CVE-2026-55108.yml

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