CVE-2021-25318 (GCVE-0-2021-25318)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-15 08:55 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
rancher: API group not properly specified when creating Kubernetes RBAC resources
Summary
A Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Rancher allows users in the cluster to modify resources they should not have access to. This issue affects: Rancher versions prior to 2.5.9 ; Rancher versions prior to 2.4.16.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
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Date Public
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