CVE-2021-36782

Public Exploit
Rancher: Plaintext storage and exposure of credentials in Rancher API and cluster.management.cattle.io object

Description

A Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows authenticated Cluster Owners, Cluster Members, Project Owners, Project Members and User Base to use the Kubernetes API to retrieve plaintext version of sensitive data. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.16; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.7.

Category

9.9
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 79.81% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: SUSE Rancher
Affected: SUSE Rancher
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193988 exploit vendor advisory mitigation issue tracking
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-g7j7-h4q8-8w2f mitigation third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-36782?
CVE-2021-36782 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-36782?
To fix CVE-2021-36782, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-36782 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-36782 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-36782?
CVE-2021-36782 affects SUSE Rancher, SUSE Rancher.
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