CVE-2023-32196: Rancher's External RoleTemplates can lead to privilege escalation
Deferred
AliasesGHSA-64jq-m7rq-768hCVE-2023-32197GHSA-7h8m-pvw3-5gh4GO-2024-2929GO-2024-3220CGA-34cq-hvg3-854xCGA-3fpm-98gf-4224CGA-4447-mjv7-hpj5CGA-4h67-m3rj-794fCGA-5557-r528-6qhwCGA-583m-h2qg-7w5jCGA-6m8g-ff4v-67gfCGA-6rwr-8q93-34xvCGA-7wpv-gf9v-32ccCGA-7xf8-2h3x-3pmfCGA-h22m-mp98-wvc6CGA-jwmj-f2mx-jx6qCGA-m3hg-r76v-f3cjCGA-mv92-46q6-3wpwCGA-v4ph-77hq-96q8CGA-xvcq-wmxx-x83p
Published 16-10-2024Last modified 16-10-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-32196 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in suse rancher. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2Timeline
- 16-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified whereby privilege escalation checks are not properly enforced for RoleTemplateobjects when external=true, which in specific scenarios can lead to privilege escalation.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSources4 sources · 7.5–9.4
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated9.4CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HDiffers
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Medium 6.6Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources3 sources · 6.6–9.1
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated9.1CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST6.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.55%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
45%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.55% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
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≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.14 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.5 | ≥ 2.7.0, < 2.8.9 | ≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.3 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse1 product
- rancher≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.14 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.5
3 vendors · 6 products
References
9 links- github.com/rancher/rancherPACKAGE