CVE-2021-36784: Privilege escalation for users with create/update permissions in Global Roles
Published May 2, 2022
·Updated
A Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows users with the restricted-admin role to escalate to full admin. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.13; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.4.
Affected Software
2 affected components
SUSE rancher<2.5.13
SUSE rancher>=2.6.0<2.6.4
Event History
May 2, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:05 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:05 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2021-36784.
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What is the severity of CVE-2021-36784?
The severity of CVE-2021-36784 is high (7.2).
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What is the affected software for CVE-2021-36784?
The affected software for CVE-2021-36784 is SUSE Rancher versions prior to 2.5.13 and Rancher versions prior to 2.6.4.
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What is the CWE ID for CVE-2021-36784?
The CWE ID for CVE-2021-36784 is CWE-269.
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How can I fix the privilege management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher?
To fix the privilege management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher, update to Rancher version 2.5.13 or higher for SUSE Rancher 2.x, and update to Rancher version 2.6.4 or higher for SUSE Rancher 2.1.x.