---
id: CVE-2023-32198
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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…
severity: high
cvss: 8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-295
vendor: SUSE
product: github.com/rancher/steve
affected:
  - github.com/rancher/steve >= 0.2.0 < 0.2.1
  - github.com/rancher/steve >= 0.3.0 < 0.3.3
  - github.com/rancher/steve >= 0.4.0 < 0.4.4
  - github.com/rancher/steve >= 0.5.0 < 0.5.13
published: '2026-10-15'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T09:17:13.847'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32198'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32198'
    label: meissner@suse.de
  - url: 'https://github.com/rancher/steve/security/advisories/GHSA-95fc-g4gj-mqmx'
    label: meissner@suse.de
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T08:58:33.100Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.