CVE-2024-22032

Rancher's RKE1 Encryption Config kept in plain-text within cluster AppliedSpec

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 16, 2024 at 01:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRancher

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in which an RKE1 cluster keeps constantly reconciling when secrets encryption configuration is enabled. When reconciling, the Kube API secret values are written in plaintext on the AppliedSpec. Cluster owners, Cluster members, and Project members (for projects within the cluster), all have RBAC permissions to view the cluster object from the apiserver.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.142.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.52.7.02.8.0
Affected range stops below 2.7.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMsuse
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-200

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