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high 7.4

CVE-2022-21953 json

Authenticated user can gain unauthorized shell pod and kubectl access in the local cluster

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-g25r-gvq3-wrq7 , EUVD-2023-0463

cvss
7.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in of SUSE Rancher allows authenticated user to create an unauthorized shell pod and kubectl access in the local cluster This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.17; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.10; Rancher versions prior to 2.7.1.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/rancher/rancher 2.5.17, 2.6.10, 2.7.1
  • SUSE Rancher 2.5.17, 2.6.10, 2.7.1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/rancher/rancher
>=2.5.0, <2.5.17
>=2.6.0, <2.6.10
>=2.7.0, <2.7.1
2.5.17
2.6.10
2.7.1

Affected products

  • SUSE Rancher

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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