CVE-2021-36784

Privilege escalation for users with create/update permissions in Global Roles

Description

A Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows users with the restricted-admin role to escalate to full admin. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.13; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.4.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
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=1193991 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-36784?
CVE-2021-36784 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-36784?
To fix CVE-2021-36784, 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-2021-36784 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-36784 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-36784?
CVE-2021-36784 affects SUSE Rancher, SUSE Rancher.
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