TLS Handshake Bypass in SUSE Harvester <1.8.0 (Virtualization/Rancher Manager)
CVE-2025-71261 Published on June 16, 2026
Harvester's SUSE Virtualization Registration Client Vulnerable to MITM and DOS
An attacker with network-level access between the SUSE Virtualization
and Rancher Manager in SUSE Harvester before 1.8.0 could interfere with the TLS handshake and abuse it
to bypass TLS as a security control.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-71261 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Certificate Validation
The software does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between the host and client. The software might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the software might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.
Affected Versions
SUSE Harvester:- Before 1.8 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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