CVE-2019-12274
mediumpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Rancher 1 and 2 through 2.2.3, unprivileged users (if allowed to deploy nodes) can gain admin access to the Rancher management plane because node driver options intentionally allow posting certain data to the cloud. The problem is that a user could choose to post a sensitive file such as /root/.kube/config or /var/lib/rancher/management-state/cred/kubeconfig-system.yaml.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–8.8
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affected products (6)
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- Go github.com/rancher/rancher2.0.0+incompatible → 2.2.4+incompatibleosvUSpkg:golang/github.com/rancher/rancher
advisories (2)
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- GHSA-gc62-j469-9gjmRancher Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
In Rancher 1 and 2 through 2.2.3, unprivileged users (if allowed to deploy nodes) can gain admin access to the Rancher management plane because node driver options intentionally allow posting certain data to the cloud. The problem is that a user could choose to post a sensitive file such as /root/.kube/config or /var/lib/rancher/management-state/cred/kubeconfig-system.yaml.
- GO-2023-1991Rancher Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in github.com/rancher/rancher2024-08-20vendor · osvUS
Rancher Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in github.com/rancher/rancher
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references (7)
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- https://forums.rancher.com/c/announcementscnnvd
- https://forums.rancher.com/t/rancher-release-v2-2-4-addresses-rancher-cve-2019-12274-and-cve-2019-12303/14466cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12274cnnvd
- https://forums.rancher.com/c/announcementsenisa_euvd
- https://forums.rancher.com/t/rancher-release-v2-2-4-addresses-rancher-cve-2019-12274-and-cve-2019-12303/14466enisa_euvd
- https://forums.rancher.com/c/announcementsRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
- https://forums.rancher.com/t/rancher-release-v2-2-4-addresses-rancher-cve-2019-12274-and-cve-2019-12303/14466Release NotesVendor Advisorynvd
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