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TI-2023-15496 Aliases CVE-2023-32196GHSA-64jq-m7rq-768h

Rancher's External RoleTemplates can lead to privilege escalation

Priority LOW 36CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
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 whereby privilege escalation checks are not properly enforced for RoleTemplateobjects when external=true, which in specific scenarios can lead to privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00553 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed rancher (SUSE): 2.7.14, 2.8.5github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): 2.7.14, 2.8.5

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SUSErancher2.7.0 to before 2.7.14; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.52.7.14, 2.8.5Patch availableCNA
—github.com/rancher/rancher (Go)2.7.0 to before 2.7.142.7.14Patch availableGHSA-64jq-m7rq-768h
—github.com/rancher/rancher (Go)2.8.0 to before 2.8.52.8.5Patch availableGHSA-64jq-m7rq-768h
  • rancher VendorSUSE Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.14; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.5 Fixed in 2.7.14, 2.8.5 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.14 Fixed in 2.7.14 Patch available GHSA-64jq-m7rq-768h
  • github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.5 Fixed in 2.8.5 Patch available GHSA-64jq-m7rq-768h

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rancher:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Rancher
  • cpe:2.3:a:rancher:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Rancher

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.7.14, 2.8.5
  • Fix · GHSA-64jq-m7rq-768h github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.7.14 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-64jq-m7rq-768h github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.8.5 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    SUSE rancher 2.7.14, 2.8.5

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-08826 Rancher does not automatically clean up a user deleted or disabled from the configured Authentication ProviderPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2024-14652 Rancher's RKE1 Encryption Config kept in plain-text within cluster AppliedSpecPriority LOW 31
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32196
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64jq-m7rq-768h

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2016-03560 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03506 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04302 Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04301 Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04298 Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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