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CVE-2021-36782

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-36782 is a critical cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in SUSE Rancher versions prior to 2.5.16 and 2.6.7. Authenticated users with various roles can exploit this flaw via the Kubernetes API to retrieve sensitive data in plaintext. With a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, suggesting readily available exploit code, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:rancher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.9CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Rancher Authenticated API Credential Exposure · Aug 18, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0311 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 1,124 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/rancher/rancherFixed in: 2.5.16
gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/rancher/rancherFixed in: 2.6.7
github_advisoryworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

goGHSA-g7j7-h4q8-8w2fcritical

Rancher API and cluster.management.cattle.io object vulnerable to plaintext storage and exposure of credentials

Sep 23, 2022

References

bugzilla.suse.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
github.com / rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-g7j7-h4q8-8w2f
ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory