CVE-2026-44945

Published: Ago 05, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 06, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
CRITICAL 9,1
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high

Description

AI Translation Available

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Rancher's impersonation middleware (pkg/auth/requests/impersonate.go). An authenticated Rancher user with the default user
global role can gain full administrative access to the Rancher control
plane and transitively to all downstream clusters it manages.

This issue affects Rancher: from 2.11.0 before 2.11.16, from 2.12.0 before 2.12.12, from 2.13.0 before 2.13.8, and from 2.14.0 before 2.14.2.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0030
Percentile
0,2th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 3 Days)

441

Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')

Draft
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Non-Repudiation Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Hide Activities Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
497

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Incomplete
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, Web Based
View CWE Details
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44945
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/pull/55983
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-v584-7w32-jwpq