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Authenticated user can gain unauthorized shell pod and kubectl access in the local cluster

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in of SUSE Rancher allows authenticated user to create an unauthorized shell pod and kubectl access in the local cluster This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.17; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.10; Rancher versions prior to 2.7.1.

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CVEs
CVE-2022-21953
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3 Nov 2026, 11:35 UTC · Revision 1

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Authenticated user can gain unauthorized shell pod and kubectl access in the local cluster

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Feb 2023, 00:00 UTC

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in of SUSE Rancher allows authenticated user to create an unauthorized shell pod and kubectl access in the local cluster This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.17; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.10; Rancher versions prior to 2.7.1.

osv:CVE-2022-21953
Complete source record
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