CVE-2021-36784 json
Privilege escalation for users with create/update permissions in Global Roles
published 2022-05-02 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-jwvr-vv7p-gpwq , EUVD-2022-4453
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows users with the restricted-admin role to escalate to full admin. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.13; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.4.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/rancher/rancher 2.5.13, 2.6.4
- SUSE Rancher 2.5.13, 2.6.4
Exploit prediction
0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/rancher/rancher | >=2.6.0, <2.6.4 >=2.5.0, <2.5.13 |
2.6.4 2.5.13 |
Affected products
- SUSE Rancher
Classification
References
-
bugzilla.suse.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1193991
web, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-jwvr-vv7p-gpwq
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36784
advisory
-
github.com
/rancher/rancher/releases/tag/v2.5.13
web
-
github.com
/rancher/rancher/releases/tag/v2.6.4
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-36784
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jwvr-vv7p-gpwq
- NVD CVE-2021-36784
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