GHSA-GQF8-RVRH-G7W6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 14:52 – Updated: 2026-03-03 14:52
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Summary
Rancher cloud credentials can be used through proxy API by users without access
Details

A vulnerability was discovered in Rancher 2.2.0 through the aforementioned patched versions, where cloud credentials weren't being properly validated through the Rancher API. Specifically through a proxy designed to communicate with cloud providers. Any Rancher user that was logged-in and aware of a cloud-credential ID that was valid for a given cloud provider, could call that cloud provider's API through the proxy API, and the cloud-credential would be attached. The exploit is limited to valid Rancher users. There is not a direct mitigation outside of upgrading to the patched Rancher versions.

Severity ?
9.9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/rancher/rancher"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.2.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.4.16"
            }
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        }
      ]
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      },
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            {
              "introduced": "2.5.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.5.9"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-25320"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-03T14:52:15Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-07-15T09:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability was discovered in Rancher 2.2.0 through the aforementioned patched versions, where cloud credentials weren\u0027t being properly validated through the Rancher API. Specifically through a proxy designed to communicate with cloud providers. Any Rancher user that was logged-in and aware of a cloud-credential ID that was valid for a given cloud provider, could call that cloud provider\u0027s API through the proxy API, and the cloud-credential would be attached. The exploit is limited to valid Rancher users. There is not a direct mitigation outside of upgrading to the patched Rancher versions.",
  "id": "GHSA-gqf8-rvrh-g7w6",
  "modified": "2026-03-03T14:52:15Z",
  "published": "2026-03-03T14:52:15Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-gqf8-rvrh-g7w6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25320"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185514"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rancher/rancher"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Rancher cloud credentials can be used through proxy API by users without access"
}


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