CVE-2023-22649: Rancher 'Audit Log' leaks sensitive information
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-22649 is a high (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in suse rancher. EPSS estimates a 2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 16-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified which may lead to sensitive data being leaked into Rancher's audit logs. [Rancher Audit Logging](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/enable-api-audit-log) is an opt-in feature, only deployments that have it enabled and have [AUDIT_LEVEL](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/enable-api-audit-log#audit-log-levels) set to `1 or above` are impacted by this issue.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated8.4HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated8.4HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- NVDNIST8.4HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.7HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
2.04%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.11 pp
From 1.92% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundRancher Audit Log Sensitive Information Leak
post/linux/gather/rancher_audit_log_leak
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard4 products
- harvester< 1.8.1-r1
- harvester-fips< 1.8.1-r0
- harvester-fips-webhook< 1.8.1-r0
- harvester-webhook< 1.8.1-r1
Github.com/rancher1 product
- rancher≥ 2.6.0, < 2.6.14 | ≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.10 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.2 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse1 product
- rancher≥ 2.6.0, < 2.6.14 | ≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.10 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.2
3 vendors · 6 products
References
5 links- github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-xfj7-qf8w-2gcrWEBAdvisoryMitigationVendor Advisory
- github.com/rancher/rancherPACKAGE