A vulnerability exists in Rancher before 2.2.4 in the login component, where the errorMsg…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A vulnerability exists in Rancher before 2.2.4 in the login component, where the errorMsg parameter can be tampered to display arbitrary content, filtering tags but not special characters or symbols. There's no other limitation of the message, allowing malicious users to lure legitimate users to visit phishing sites with scare tactics, e.g., displaying a "This version of Rancher is outdated, please visit https://malicious.rancher.site/upgrading" message.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) | up to 2.1.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-2p4g-jrmx-r34m |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 2.1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2p4g-jrmx-r34m
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2p4g-jrmx-r34m
References
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Sources
- CVE-2019-11881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2p4g-jrmx-r34m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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