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CVE-2026-25705: Rancher Extensions have arbitrary file access via path traversal

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 33/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.36% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: SUSE rancher 2.11.13, 2.12.9, 2.13.5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to SUSE rancher 2.11.13, 2.12.9, 2.13.5 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 in [Rancher's Extensions](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-extensions) where malicious code can be injected in Rancher through a path traversal in the `compressedEndpoint` field inside a `UIPlugin` deployment. A malicious UI extension could abuse that to: * Overwrite Rancher binaries or configuration to inject code. * Write to /var/lib/rancher/ to tamper with cluster state. * If hostPath volumes are mounted, write to the host node filesystem. * Use this issue to chain with other attack vectors.

HighCVSS 8.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 13, 2026
Updated
Oct 26, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 30th percentile

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Action score

33

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
33 / 40 · 8.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · suse
8.4
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Affected systems

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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

    • 2.14.0 and later · before 2.14.1affected · semver
    • 2.13.0 and later · before 2.13.5affected · semver
    • 2.12.0 and later · before 2.12.9affected · semver
    • 2.10.11 and later · before 2.11.13affected · 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 2.10.11 · before 2.11.132.11.13
Gogithub.com/rancher/rancherfrom 2.12.0 · before 2.12.92.12.9
Gogithub.com/rancher/rancherfrom 2.13.0 · before 2.13.52.13.5
Gogithub.com/rancher/rancherfrom 2.14.0 · before 2.14.12.14.1

Same product

suse: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-22649Rancher 'Audit Log' leaks sensitive information
    40Plan
  • 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

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-62878Feb 25, 2026 · Local Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern
    39Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-67601Feb 25, 2026 · Rancher CLI skips TLS verification on Rancher CLI login command
    19Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-44939Jun 19, 2026 · Command injection through unsanitized YAML parameter in Rancher
    37Monitor

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 rancher2.11.13Vendor (CNA)
SUSE rancher2.12.9Vendor (CNA)
SUSE rancher2.13.5Vendor (CNA)
SUSE rancher2.14.1Vendor (CNA)
Go:github.com/rancher/rancher2.11.13Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/rancher/rancher2.12.9Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/rancher/rancher2.13.5Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/rancher/rancher2.14.1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

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.

No dated events beyond publication.

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

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

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

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Chain candidates

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

  • CVE-2026-4494648 days apartSAML Authentication Replay in Rancher
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2026-4105247 days apartRancher Privilege Escalation from Project Owner to Host
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2026-104615170 days apartCluster identity takeover in Fleet cluster registration allows access to another cluster's Fleet namespace
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-75034113 days apartRancher: SAML Assertion Replay
    29Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-35 · Path Traversal: '.../...//'

CVSS vector

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

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.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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