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TI-2026-50041 Aliases CVE-2026-71404

Rancher: Ownership-less ClusterRole overwrite via attacker-controlled cr-name annotation on GlobalRole

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

A flaw was found in Rancher Manager. The GlobalRole controller derived the target ClusterRole name from the user-settable `authz.management.cattle.io/cr-name` annotation and overwrote that object's rules without verifying ownership. A user with delegated GlobalRole create or update permission could point the annotation at any existing ClusterRole, such as `cluster-admin`, and revoke the permissions of every principal bound to it. The change persists after the malicious GlobalRole is deleted. This issue affects Rancher: before 2.15.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00424 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Rancher (SUSE): 2.15.1

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
SUSERancherbefore 2.15.12.15.1Patch availableCNA
  • Rancher VendorSUSE Affected before 2.15.1 Fixed in 2.15.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:suse:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.15.1VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:suse:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.15.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Rancher (SUSE) Fixed in 2.15.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    SUSE Rancher 2.15.1

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-52725 Rancher: SAML Assertion ReplayPriority LOW 34
    • TI-2026-52724 Rancher: Cross-Cluster Secret Leakage via Namespace projectId Annotation SpoofingPriority LOW 34
    • TI-2026-52726 Rancher: ext.cattle.io/v1 Token store: cross-user token disclosure via label-selector scoping bypassPriority LOW 31
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71404

References

Patch 2

  • 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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