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TI-2021-03066 Aliases CVE-2021-4200GHSA-hx8w-ghh8-r4xf

Write access to the Catalog for any user when restricted-admin role is enabled

Priority LOW 25CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-285.

Summary

A Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows write access to the Catalog for any user when restricted-admin role is enabled. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.13; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.4.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00623 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Rancher (SUSE): 2.5.13, 2.6.4github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): 2.6.4, 2.5.13

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SUSERancherRancher to before 2.5.132.5.13Patch availableCNA
SUSERancherRancher to before 2.6.42.6.4Patch availableCNA
—github.com/rancher/rancher (Go)2.6.0 to before 2.6.42.6.4Patch availableGHSA-hx8w-ghh8-r4xf
—github.com/rancher/rancher (Go)2.5.0 to before 2.5.132.5.13Patch availableGHSA-hx8w-ghh8-r4xf
  • Rancher VendorSUSE Affected Rancher to before 2.5.13 Fixed in 2.5.13 Patch available CNA
  • Rancher VendorSUSE Affected Rancher to before 2.6.4 Fixed in 2.6.4 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.4 Fixed in 2.6.4 Patch available GHSA-hx8w-ghh8-r4xf
  • github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.13 Fixed in 2.5.13 Patch available GHSA-hx8w-ghh8-r4xf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:suse:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.5.13; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.4VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:suse:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.5.13; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.5.13
  • Fix · CNA Rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.6.4
  • Fix · GHSA-hx8w-ghh8-r4xf github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.6.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hx8w-ghh8-r4xf github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.5.13 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    SUSE Rancher 2.5.13, 2.6.4

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-14905 Privilege escalation for users with create/update permissions in Global RolesPriority LOW 33
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4200
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hx8w-ghh8-r4xf
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2021-14903 Rancher: Plaintext storage and exposure of credentials in Rancher API and cluster.management.cattle.io object CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2022-21489 Rancher: Non-random authentication token CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08380 An issue was discovered that affects the following versions of Rancher: v2.0.0 through… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-08827 Improper privilege management in SUSE Rancher CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2023-08823 Improper privilege management in SUSE Rancher CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2022-21491 Rancher: Exposure of sensitive fields CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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