Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in SUSE Rancher
CVE-2023-32197

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Suse
Status
Rancher
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 April 2025

What is CVE-2023-32197?

An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in SUSE Rancher, specifically within RoleTemplate objects configured with external=true. This flaw can result in privilege escalation under certain conditions, potentially allowing unauthorized access to elevated permissions. The affected versions of Rancher span from 2.7.0 prior to 2.7.14 and from 2.8.0 before 2.8.5, highlighting a significant risk for users operating within these version ranges.

Affected Version(s)

rancher 2.7.0 < 2.7.14

rancher 2.8.0 < 2.8.5

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32197
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GH...

CVSS V4

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2023-32197 : Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in SUSE Rancher