CVE-2021-31999

HIGH

Rancher <2.5.9, <2.4.16 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision vulnerability in Rancher allows users in the cluster to act as others users in the cluster by forging the "Impersonate-User" or "Impersonate-Group" headers. This issue affects: Rancher versions prior to 2.5.9. Rancher versions prior to 2.4.16.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 59.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-807
Status published
Products (2)
rancher/rancher < 2.4.16
rancher/rancher 2.0.0 - 2.4.16Go
Published Jul 15, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026