High severity · published Jun 29, 2026
CVE-2026-41052
Rancher Privilege Escalation from Project Owner to Host
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper privilege handling could be used by users with Project Owner role to escalate privileges, in Rancher versions 2.14 before 2.14.2, 2.13 before 2.13.6, and 2.12 before 2.12.10.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Rancher · SUSE
2.12.0 before 2.12.10; 2.13.0 before 2.13.6; 2.14.0 before 2.14.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41052
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41052
Patch
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-vx8h-4prv-g744
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