CVE-2026-25705 HIGH

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

Vendor Suse
Product rancher
Weakness CWE-35
Published May 13, 2026
Last update May 14, 2026

CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 13, 2026 CVE published
May 14, 2026 Record updated

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