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SCA: security update for github.com/rancher/rancher (GHSA-vx8h-4prv-g744)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 444294

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Improper privilege handling could be used by users with Project Owner role to escalate privileges, in
 Rancher versions 2.14 before 2.14.2, 2.13 before 2.13.6, and 2.12 before 2.12.10. (CVE-2026-41052)

Solution

Update the github.com/rancher/rancher library and its related packages to version 0.0.0-20260513182521-2800aaac25b5 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx8h-4prv-g744

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 444294

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/2/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.02

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41052

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Threat Score: 7.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41052

cwe: CWE-305