Improper Certificate Validation Affecting harvester package, versions <1.8.1-r1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-HARVESTER-17801576
  • published3 Jul 2026
  • disclosed15 Oct 2026

Introduced: 3 Jul 2026

CVE-2023-32198  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard harvester to version 1.8.1-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream harvester package and not the harvester package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability has been identified in Steve where by default it was using an insecure option that did not validate the certificate presented by the remote server while performing a TLS connection. This could allow the execution of a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack against services using Steve.