CVE-2021-32001 json
K3s/RKE2 bootstrap data is encrypted with empty string if user does not supply a token
published 2021-07-28 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-18871
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
K3s in SUSE Rancher allows any user with direct access to the datastore, or a copy of a datastore backup, to extract the cluster's confidential keying material (cluster certificate authority private keys, secrets encryption configuration passphrase, etc.) and decrypt it, without having to know the token value. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher K3s version v1.19.12+k3s1, v1.20.8+k3s1, v1.21.2+k3s1 and prior versions; RKE2 version v1.19.12+rke2r1, v1.20.8+rke2r1, v1.21.2+rke2r1 and prior versions.
Patch / fix
- k3s Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +7 more 1.21.3.1-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2021-32001
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Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- SUSE Rancher
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
References
-
bugzilla.suse.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1188453
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-32001
- NVD CVE-2021-32001
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