This is a bug with the provider. Please contact the creator

Error message

This is a bug with the provider. Please contact the creator

What it means

Error "This is a bug with the provider. Please contact the creator" thrown in hashicorp/vagrant.

Source

Thrown at lib/vagrant/action/builtin/handle_box_url.rb:10

# Copyright IBM Corp. 2010, 2025
# SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1

module Vagrant
  module Action
    module Builtin
      class HandleBoxUrl < HandleBox
        def call(env)
          env[:ui].warn("HandleBoxUrl middleware is deprecated. Use HandleBox instead.")
          env[:ui].warn("This is a bug with the provider. Please contact the creator")
          env[:ui].warn("of the provider you use to fix this.")
          super
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/vagrant/action/builtin/handle_box_url.rb:10 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of hashicorp/vagrant@35f3160f4a (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2c4363a511e0624d. Report an issue: GitHub.