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CVE-2024-22036: SUSE rancher · Improper Privilege Management

Affects SUSE rancherSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical · fixed in 2.9.3 : patch SUSE rancher as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 56% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.9.3, 2.8.9, 2.7.16
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Apr 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade rancher/rancher to 2.9.3, 2.8.9 or 2.7.16.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubrancher/rancherpkg:github/rancher/rancherOther threatsAffected
  • <2.7.16
  • >=2.8.0
  • <2.8.9
  • >=2.9.0
  • <2.9.3
Fixed in
  • 2.7.16
  • 2.8.9
  • 2.9.3

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-22036, organizations should immediately upgrade Rancher to the fixed versions: 2.7.16 or later, 2.8.9 or later, and 2.9.3 or later. If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to Rancher management interfaces to trusted networks and authenticated users only. Avoid running Rancher containers with the --privileged flag, especially in test and development environments, to reduce the risk of container escape. Implement strict role-based access control (RBAC) to limit the ability of users or services to deploy or modify cluster/node drivers. Monitor Rancher logs and container activity for unusual behavior indicative of privilege escalation attempts. Employ container runtime security tools that can detect and prevent chroot escapes and privilege escalations. Network segmentation should isolate Rancher management components from critical infrastructure to contain potential breaches. Finally, conduct regular security audits and penetration tests focusing on container and orchestration security to identify and remediate privilege management weaknesses.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified within Rancher where a cluster or node driver can be used to escape the chroot jail and gain root access to the Rancher container itself. In production environments, further privilege escalation is possible based on living off the land within the Rancher container itself. For the test and development environments, based on a –privileged Docker container, it is possible to escape the Docker container and gain execution access on the host system. This issue affects rancher: from 2.7.0 before 2.7.16, from 2.8.0 before 2.8.9, from 2.9.0 before 2.9.3.

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