CVE-2023-32197Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via omitted external RoleTemplate rules

Published Apr 16, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Improper privilege management in SUSE Rancher 2.7.0 through 2.7.13 and 2.8.0 through 2.8.4 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. The webhook rule resolver ignores backing ClusterRole rules for external RoleTemplate objects whose context is project or empty, so privilege checks use an incomplete rule set. Exploitation requires high-privilege authenticated access and an affected external RoleTemplate configuration; successful abuse grants unauthorized Rancher privileges.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in SUSE Rancher 2.7.0 through 2.7.13 and 2.8.0 through 2.8.4 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. The webhook rule resolver ignores backing ClusterRole rules for external RoleTemplate objects whose context is project or empty, so privilege checks use an incomplete rule set. Exploitation requires high-privilege authenticated access and an affected external RoleTemplate configuration; successful abuse grants unauthorized Rancher privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32197
Published
Apr 16, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
NeuVector
Product
Rancher
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.7.0 <2.7.14
  2. Affected versionversion=2.8.0 <2.8.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

NeuVector · Rancherversion=2.7.0 <2.7.14; version=2.8.0 <2.8.5

Published CVSS scores

6.6SUSECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5SUSECVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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