CVE-2026-94290: SUSE Rancher · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Affects SUSE RancherSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical · fixed in 0.16.3 : patch SUSE Rancher as a priority.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 16:43 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (suse) | CVSS 3.1 | 9.1 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.16.3, 0.15.8, 0.14.12 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Rancher and Fleet to 0.16.3, 0.15.8, 0.14.12 or 0.13.17.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| RancherFleet | Affected
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| RancherFleet | Affected
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| RancherFleet | Affected
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| RancherFleet | Affected
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GitHubFleetpkg:github/FleetOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
Fixed versions are available: 0.13.17, 0.14.12, 0.15.8, and 0.16.3. Users should upgrade to these versions to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
SUSE Rancher Fleet clusters reference a kubeconfig secret that the controller uses to install and manage a Fleet agent on the target cluster. The controller did not sufficiently restrict which kubeconfig secrets a Fleet Cluster object was allowed to reference. As a result, a Fleet cluster defined in a namespace an ordinary user controls could be associated with administrative credentials for the management cluster itself, causing the controller to manage the management cluster on that user's behalf and to run that user's Fleet content there with elevated privileges. This affects SUSE Rancher Fleet 0.16.0 up to 0.16.3, 0.15.0 up to 0.15.8, 0.14.0 up to 0.14.12, 0.13.0 up to 0.13.17 and possible older versions.