Rancher agents can be hijacked by taking over the Rancher Server URL
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified within Rancher that can be exploited in narrow circumstances through a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. An attacker would need to have control of an expired domain or execute a DNS spoofing/hijacking attack against the domain to exploit this vulnerability. The targeted domain is the one used as the Rancher URL.
Why it matters now
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 | 2.7.0 to before 2.7.15; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.8; 2.9.0 to before 2.9.2 | 2.7.15, 2.8.8, 2.9.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) | 2.7.0 to before 2.7.15 | 2.7.15 | Patch available | GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4 |
| — | github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) | 2.8.0 to before 2.8.8 | 2.8.8 | Patch available | GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4 |
| — | github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) | 2.9.0 to before 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 | Patch available | GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4 |
- rancher VendorSUSE Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.15; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.8; 2.9.0 to before 2.9.2 Fixed in 2.7.15, 2.8.8, 2.9.2 Patch available CNA
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.15 Fixed in 2.7.15 Patch available GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.8 Fixed in 2.8.8 Patch available GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.9.0 to before 2.9.2 Fixed in 2.9.2 Patch available GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.7.15, 2.8.8, 2.9.2
- Fix · GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4 github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.7.15 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4 github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.8.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4 github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.9.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4
References
Other 6
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2024-22030
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher
- https://github.com/rancherlabs/support-tools/tree/master/windows-agent-strict-verify
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-3161
- https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/installation-references/tls-settings
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Sources
- CVE-2024-22030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-22030 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h4h5-9833-v2p4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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