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CVE-2023-22649: Rancher 'Audit Log' leaks sensitive information

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Because a ready-made attack tool exists, priority is at least “Plan”.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 81.1% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: SUSE rancher 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to SUSE rancher 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

HighCVSS 8.4 · v4.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Oct 16, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
2.0% · 81th percentile

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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
33 / 40 · 8.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.0%
Ready-made attack tool
6 / 40 · floor: at least 40

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · suse
8.4
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
suserancher

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • suse rancher2.6.0 and later · before 2.6.14
  • suse rancher2.7.0 and later · before 2.7.10
  • suse rancher2.8.0 and later · before 2.8.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (suse). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • SUSE rancher

    • 2.6.0 and later · before 2.6.14affected · semver
    • 2.7.0 and later · before 2.7.10affected · semver
    • 2.8.0 and later · before 2.8.2affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Gogithub.com/rancher/rancherfrom 0—
Gogithub.com/rancher/rancherfrom 2.6.0 · before 2.6.142.6.14
Gogithub.com/rancher/rancherfrom 2.7.0 · before 2.7.102.7.10
Gogithub.com/rancher/rancherfrom 2.8.0 · before 2.8.22.8.2

Same product

suse: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-43755Rancher: Non-random authentication token
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-36782Rancher: Plaintext storage and exposure of credentials in Rancher API and cluster.management.cattle.io object
    40Plan
  • CVE-2025-62878Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-22648Jun 1, 2023 · A Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher causes permission changes in Azure AD not to be reflected to users while they
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-10676Dec 12, 2023 · In Rancher 2.x before 2.6.13 and 2.7.x before 2.7.4, an incorrectly applied authorization check allows users who have certain access to a na
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-22650Oct 16, 2024 · Rancher does not automatically clean up a user deleted or disabled from the configured Authentication Provider
    34Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
SUSE rancher2.6.14Vendor (CNA)
SUSE rancher2.7.10Vendor (CNA)
SUSE rancher2.8.2Vendor (CNA)
Go:github.com/rancher/rancher2.6.14Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/rancher/rancher2.7.10Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/rancher/rancher2.8.2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit modulepost/linux/gather/rancher_audit_log_leakRancher Audit Log Sensitive Information Leakpost2024-02-08

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-251 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayNov 2, 2026+747 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-58269378 days apartRancher exposes sensitive information through audit logs
    17Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
P
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

CVSS vector

CVSS: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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

—

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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