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TI-2024-14652 Aliases CVE-2024-22032GHSA-q6c7-56cq-g2wm

Rancher's RKE1 Encryption Config kept in plain-text within cluster AppliedSpec

Priority LOW 31CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in which an RKE1 cluster keeps constantly reconciling when secrets encryption configuration is enabled. When reconciling, the Kube API secret values are written in plaintext on the AppliedSpec. Cluster owners, Cluster members, and Project members (for projects within the cluster), all have RBAC permissions to view the cluster object from the apiserver.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00377 31st 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
Partial

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-q6c7-56cq-g2wm
—github.com/rancher/rancher (Go)2.8.0 to before 2.8.52.8.5Patch availableGHSA-q6c7-56cq-g2wm
  • 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-q6c7-56cq-g2wm
  • github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.5 Fixed in 2.8.5 Patch available GHSA-q6c7-56cq-g2wm

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.7.14, 2.8.5
  • Fix · GHSA-q6c7-56cq-g2wm github.com/rancher/rancher (Go) Fixed in 2.7.14 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-q6c7-56cq-g2wm 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-2023-15496 Rancher's External RoleTemplates can lead to privilege escalationPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22032
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6c7-56cq-g2wm

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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Sources

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