CVE-2026-71404

Rancher: Ownership-less ClusterRole overwrite via attacker-controlled cr-name annotation on GlobalRole

HIGH
8.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2026 at 02:51 PM UTC
Updated: September 18, 2026 at 03:09 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRancher

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Severity
HIGH8.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A flaw was found in Rancher Manager. The GlobalRole controller derived the target ClusterRole name from the user-settable `authz.management.cattle.io/cr-name` annotation and overwrote that object's rules without verifying ownership. A user with delegated GlobalRole create or update permission could point the annotation at any existing ClusterRole, such as `cluster-admin`, and revoke the permissions of every principal bound to it. The change persists after the malicious GlobalRole is deleted. This issue affects Rancher: before 2.15.1.

Affected

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

v < 2.15.1
Affected range stops below 2.15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

PatchIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/pull/56642
PatchIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/pull/56593

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.7HIGHsuse
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-639

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