CVE-2026-44949: Unauthenticated namespace creation and RBAC injection via rancher-webhook FleetWorkspace mutating webhook
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)
- 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: 0.39% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: SUSE Rancher 0.10.7, 0.7.10, 0.8.7.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to SUSE Rancher 0.10.7, 0.7.10, 0.8.7 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 Rancher FleetWorkspace admission path allowed side effects to occur in the Rancher webhook handler for versions 0.7.0 up to 0.7.10, 0.8.0 up to 0.8.7, 0.9.0 up to 0.9.6 and 0.10.0 up to 0.10.7. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the in-cluster rancher-webhook service could submit a crafted admission payload and cause workspace-related Kubernetes objects to be created with attacker-chosen identity data.
- Published
- Jun 30, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 25, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 33th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-306
Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · suse
- 7.0
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected 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
- 0.7.0 and later · before 0.7.10affected · semver
- 0.8.0 and later · before 0.8.7affected · semver
- 0.9.0 and later · before 0.9.6affected · semver
- 0.10.0 and later · before 0.10.7affected · semver
Same product
suse: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-22649Rancher 'Audit Log' leaks sensitive information40Plan
- CVE-2022-43755Rancher: Non-random authentication token40Plan
- CVE-2021-36782Rancher: Plaintext storage and exposure of credentials in Rancher API and cluster.management.cattle.io object40Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-41053Jun 30, 2026 · Over-inclusive team membership expansion in GitHub App authentication provider for Rancher35Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-44947Jun 30, 2026 · Stale PSA ClusterRoleBinding Persists After RoleTemplate Downgrade in Rancher27Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-44934Jul 6, 2026 · Exposed tokens in SUSE Rancher AI Agent logs28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Rancher | 0.10.7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| SUSE Rancher | 0.7.10 | Vendor (CNA) |
| SUSE Rancher | 0.8.7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| SUSE Rancher | 0.9.6 | Vendor (CNA) |
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
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 researchersFinders, 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.
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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-2025-62878125 days apartLocal Path Provisioner vulnerable to Path Traversal via parameters.pathPattern39Monitor
- CVE-2026-2570548 days apartRancher Extensions have arbitrary file access via path traversal33Monitor
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.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/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
nvd-secondary
Root cause
A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”
The bug in code
The whole CWE-306 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
// Added for the support team
app.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);Fixed
if (config.maintenanceEnabled) {
app.post(
"/maintenance/reset",
requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice
);
}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.