CVE-2022-21953 HIGH

CVE-2022-21953: Authenticated user can gain unauthorized shell pod and kubectl access in the local cluster

Vendor Suse

Product Rancher

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published February 7, 2023

Last update March 25, 2025

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CVSS base score

7.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in of SUSE Rancher allows authenticated user to create an unauthorized shell pod and kubectl access in the local cluster This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.17; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.10; Rancher versions prior to 2.7.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 7, 2023 CVE published

March 25, 2025 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21953 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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