TI-2021-14899 Aliases CVE-2021-36778 GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg

Exposure of repository credentials to external third-party sources

LOW 34CWE-863Published 2022-05-02 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass, Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863 and CWE-200.

Summary

A Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows administrators of third-party repositories to gather credentials that are sent to their servers. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.12; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.3.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00756 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Rancher (SUSE): 2.5.12, 2.6.3github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): 2.6.3, 2.5.12

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
SUSE	Rancher	Rancher to before 2.5.12	2.5.12	Patch available	CNA
SUSE	Rancher	Rancher to before 2.6.3	2.6.3	Patch available	CNA
—	github.com/rancher/rancher (Go)	2.6.0 to before 2.6.3	2.6.3	Patch available	GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg
—	github.com/rancher/rancher (Go)	2.5.0 to before 2.5.12	2.5.12	Patch available	GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg

Rancher VendorSUSE Affected Rancher to before 2.5.12 Fixed in 2.5.12 Patch available CNA
Rancher VendorSUSE Affected Rancher to before 2.6.3 Fixed in 2.6.3 Patch available CNA
github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.3 Fixed in 2.6.3 Patch available GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg
github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.12 Fixed in 2.5.12 Patch available GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:suse:rancher::::::::	before 2.5.12; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.3	Vulnerable	SUSE

cpe:2.3:a:suse:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.5.12; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Fix · CNA Rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.5.12
Fix · CNA Rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.6.3
Fix · GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.6.3 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.5.12 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-36778
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-4fc7-hc63-7fjg

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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