CVE-2019-12274
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
In Rancher 1 and 2 through 2.2.3, unprivileged users (if allowed to deploy nodes) can gain admin access to the Rancher management plane because node driver options intentionally allow posting certain data to the cloud. The problem is that a user could choose to post a sensitive file such as /root/.kube/config or /var/lib/rancher/management-state/cred/kubeconfig-system.yaml.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.12%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 65
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-668, CWE-862
References
- https://forums.rancher.com/c/announcements
- https://forums.rancher.com/t/rancher-release-v2-2-4-addresses-rancher-cve-2019-12274-and-cve-2019-12303/14466
- https://forums.rancher.com/c/announcements
- https://forums.rancher.com/t/rancher-release-v2-2-4-addresses-rancher-cve-2019-12274-and-cve-2019-12303/14466
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