Rancher permissions on 'namespaces' in any API group grants 'edit' permissions on namespaces in 'core'
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified when granting a create or * global role for a resource type of "namespaces"; no matter the API group, the subject will receive * permissions for core namespaces. This can lead to someone being capable of accessing, creating, updating, or deleting a namespace in the project.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00418 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed rancher (SUSE): 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | rancher | 2.6.0 to before 2.6.14; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.10; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.2 | 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) | 2.6.0 to before 2.6.14 | 2.6.14 | Patch available | GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc |
| — | github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) | 2.7.0 to before 2.7.10 | 2.7.10 | Patch available | GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc |
| — | github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) | 2.8.0 to before 2.8.2 | 2.8.2 | Patch available | GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc |
- rancher VendorSUSE Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.14; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.10; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.2 Fixed in 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2 Patch available CNA
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.14 Fixed in 2.6.14 Patch available GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.10 Fixed in 2.7.10 Patch available GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.2 Fixed in 2.8.2 Patch available GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc
Remediation
- Fix · CNA rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2
- Fix · GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.6.14 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.7.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.8.2 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
SUSE rancher 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-08825 Rancher 'Audit Log' leaks sensitive informationPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc
References
Other 6
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32194
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher/commit/2f7113dc32d4f1f5375a1ae09b65be58f6801a15
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher/commit/649fdad268d8ecc748e9fdcca2ddcfdc900f9eaa
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher/commit/d4a0ff5e779e3cc5f14d77ce57620e1326ab1c22
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher
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Sources
- CVE-2023-32194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-32194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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