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CVE-2026-44939

Command injection through unsanitized YAML parameter in Rancher

9.4 CriticalFix available

A command injection vulnerability in the Rancher Manager cluster before 2.14.2 import endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml through unsanitized YAML parameters could allow remote attackers to break out of an image, and execute e.g. malicious containers.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.28%Up 1.1 points since Jun 12, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.4

Command injection through unsanitized YAML parameter in Rancher

A command injection vulnerability in the Rancher Manager cluster before 2.14.2 import endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml through unsanitized YAML parameters could allow remote attackers to break out of an image, and execute e.g. malicious containers.

Record
CVE-2026-44939
CVSS 4.0
9.4 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness
CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-38009 9.4

A command injection vulnerability in the Rancher Manager cluster before 2.14.2 import endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml through unsanitized YAML parameters could allow remote attackers to break out of an image, and execute e.g. malicious containers.

Record
EUVD-2026-38009
CVSS 4.0
9.4 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhc6-2gfq-xx62 9.4

Rancher vulnerable to command injection through unsanitized YAML parameter

Impact

A critical command injection vulnerability has been identified in the Rancher Manager cluster import endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml through unsanitized YAML parameters. This endpoint accepts an authImage query parameter that is rendered without sanitization into a generated Kubernetes manifest template. By including URL-encoded newlines in the parameter value, an attacker can break out of the image: field to inject arbitrary YAML keys and malicious configurations, such as commands to execute malicious containers.

Exploitation of this vulnerability requires the following conditions to be met:

  • Attackers must obtain a valid cluster registration token (these tokens may be exposed, for example, through documentation, screenshots, or insecure communication channels).
  • The victim’s cluster operator must execute kubectl apply against a maliciously crafted URL.

When a victim applies this compromised manifest using kubectl apply, a DaemonSet is deployed with the injected configuration. This DaemonSet:

  • Runs on all control-plane nodes with hostNetwork: true enabled.
  • Uses the cattle service account, which possesses cluster-admin privileges.
  • Mounts /etc/kubernetes directly from the host.
  • Executes attacker-controlled commands via the injected command: field.

An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could:

  • Achieve full control over downstream Kubernetes clusters.
  • Execute arbitrary code on control-plane nodes with elevated privileges.
  • Access sensitive cluster secrets and configurations via the privileged service account.
  • Disrupt cluster operations by manipulating critical control-plane workloads.
  • Establish persistent access through the deployed DaemonSet.

Note: If you believe that you might have been impacted by this vulnerability, it's highly advised to review your clusters' logs and deployment logs for signs of malicious deployments and to rotate all service accounts and credentials that might have been exposed in such a scenario.

Please refer to the associated MITRE ATT&CK - Technique - Deploy Container for further information about this category of attack.

Patches

This vulnerability is addressed by validating the authImage parameter to ensure it contains only valid OCI image reference characters, rejecting any input containing newlines, whitespace, or other characters that could break YAML syntax.

Patched versions of Rancher include release v2.14.2, v2.13.6, v2.12.10, v2.11.14 and v2.10.12.

Workarounds

If upgrading to a patched version immediately is not feasible, users are encouraged to apply the following workaround:

  • Review the kube-api-auth DaemonSet: Inspect downstream clusters for the kube-api-auth DaemonSet within the cattle-system namespace (which targets control-plane nodes). Review this resource configuration carefully for:
    • Unexpected command: or args: fields in the container specification.
    • References to non-standard or suspicious container images.
    • Any modifications occurring after the initial cluster import.
  • Validate manifest integrity: Before running kubectl apply on any import manifests, verify that the source URLs originate from trusted sources and match expected patterns.

Credits

This security issue was reported by the following collaborators according to our responsible disclosure policy:

  • Radisauskas Arnoldas from NATO and the NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
  • Michael Wollner from Deutsche Telekom AG.

References

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-mhc6-2gfq-xx62
CVSS 4.0
9.4 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS 3.1
9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.4

A command injection vulnerability in the Rancher Manager cluster before 2.14.2 import endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml through unsanitized YAML parameters could allow remote attackers to break out of an image, and execute e.g. malicious containers.

Record
CVE-2026-44939
CVSS 4.0
9.4 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness
CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-04
OSV 9.4

Command injection through unsanitized YAML parameter in Rancher

A command injection vulnerability in the Rancher Manager cluster before 2.14.2 import endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml through unsanitized YAML parameters could allow remote attackers to break out of an image, and execute e.g. malicious containers.

Record
CVE-2026-44939
CVSS 4.0
9.4 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness
CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-07
OSVGHSA-mhc6-2gfq-xx62 9.4

Rancher vulnerable to command injection through unsanitized YAML parameter

Impact

A critical command injection vulnerability has been identified in the Rancher Manager cluster import endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml through unsanitized YAML parameters. This endpoint accepts an authImage query parameter that is rendered without sanitization into a generated Kubernetes manifest template. By including URL-encoded newlines in the parameter value, an attacker can break out of the image: field to inject arbitrary YAML keys and malicious configurations, such as commands to execute malicious containers.

Exploitation of this vulnerability requires the following conditions to be met:

  • Attackers must obtain a valid cluster registration token (these tokens may be exposed, for example, through documentation, screenshots, or insecure communication channels).
  • The victim’s cluster operator must execute kubectl apply against a maliciously crafted URL.

When a victim applies this compromised manifest using kubectl apply, a DaemonSet is deployed with the injected configuration. This DaemonSet:

  • Runs on all control-plane nodes with hostNetwork: true enabled.
  • Uses the cattle service account, which possesses cluster-admin privileges.
  • Mounts /etc/kubernetes directly from the host.
  • Executes attacker-controlled commands via the injected command: field.

An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could:

  • Achieve full control over downstream Kubernetes clusters.
  • Execute arbitrary code on control-plane nodes with elevated privileges.
  • Access sensitive cluster secrets and configurations via the privileged service account.
  • Disrupt cluster operations by manipulating critical control-plane workloads.
  • Establish persistent access through the deployed DaemonSet.

Note: If you believe that you might have been impacted by this vulnerability, it's highly advised to review your clusters' logs and deployment logs for signs of malicious deployments and to rotate all service accounts and credentials that might have been exposed in such a scenario.

Please refer to the associated MITRE ATT&CK - Technique - Deploy Container for further information about this category of attack.

Patches

This vulnerability is addressed by validating the authImage parameter to ensure it contains only valid OCI image reference characters, rejecting any input containing newlines, whitespace, or other characters that could break YAML syntax.

Patched versions of Rancher include release v2.14.2, v2.13.6, v2.12.10, v2.11.14 and v2.10.12.

Workarounds

If upgrading to a patched version immediately is not feasible, users are encouraged to apply the following workaround:

  • Review the kube-api-auth DaemonSet: Inspect downstream clusters for the kube-api-auth DaemonSet within the cattle-system namespace (which targets control-plane nodes). Review this resource configuration carefully for:
    • Unexpected command: or args: fields in the container specification.
    • References to non-standard or suspicious container images.
    • Any modifications occurring after the initial cluster import.
  • Validate manifest integrity: Before running kubectl apply on any import manifests, verify that the source URLs originate from trusted sources and match expected patterns.

Credits

This security issue was reported by the following collaborators according to our responsible disclosure policy:

  • Radisauskas Arnoldas from NATO and the NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
  • Michael Wollner from Deutsche Telekom AG.

References

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-mhc6-2gfq-xx62
CVSS 4.0
9.4 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS 3.1
9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGO-2026-5875 No score

Rancher vulnerable to command injection through unsanitized YAML parameter in github.com/rancher/rancher

Rancher vulnerable to command injection through unsanitized YAML parameter in github.com/rancher/rancher.

NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions.

(If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.)

The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/rancher/rancher from v2.10.0 before v2.10.12, from v2.11.0 before v2.11.14, from v2.12.0 before v2.12.10, from v2.13.0 before v2.13.6, from v2.14.0 before v2.14.2.

Record
GO-2026-5875
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 No score

Security update for govulncheck-vulndb

This update for govulncheck-vulndb fixes the following issues:

  • Update to version 0.0.20260723T184607 2026-07-23T18:46:07Z (jsc#PED-11136).

Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:

  • GO-2026-4730 CVE-2026-33022 GHSA-cv4x-93xx-wgfj
  • GO-2026-4761 CVE-2026-33211 GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c
  • GO-2026-5102 CVE-2026-45021 GHSA-3vcp-chfh-f6r2
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  • GO-2026-5486 CVE-2026-40924 GHSA-m2cx-gpqf-qf74
  • GO-2026-5542 CVE-2026-40090 GHSA-pj97-4p9w-gx3q
  • GO-2026-5630 CVE-2026-25542 GHSA-rmx9-2pp3-xhcr
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  • GO-2026-5675 CVE-2026-41492 GHSA-vvf7-6rmr-m29q
  • GO-2026-5711 CVE-2026-40161 GHSA-wjxp-xrpv-xpff
  • GO-2026-5746 CVE-2026-41567 GHSA-x86f-5xw2-fm2r
  • GO-2026-5749 CVE-2026-41328 GHSA-x92x-px7w-4gx4
  • GO-2026-5837 CVE-2026-44840 GHSA-q2m9-6jp9-c6mc
  • GO-2026-5929 CVE-2026-44342 GHSA-26v7-h57m-gh9m
  • GO-2026-5930 CVE-2026-33655 GHSA-6qcr-qxgr-m7fv
  • GO-2026-5933 GHSA-3g4q-2f67-2gvh
  • GO-2026-5934 GHSA-59qp-cfj3-rp64
  • GO-2026-5935 GHSA-7856-g3gv-9wq8
  • GO-2026-5936 CVE-2026-53552 GHSA-26rh-24rg-j3vv
  • GO-2026-5937 CVE-2026-53508 GHSA-2jcc-mxv7-p3f9
  • GO-2026-5938 CVE-2026-53553 GHSA-4g5x-hcwm-82jw
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  • GO-2026-5946 CVE-2026-52831 GHSA-v5px-423j-pf7p
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  • GO-2026-5948 CVE-2026-50554 GHSA-588f-fvcv-xhvf
  • GO-2026-5949 CVE-2026-50553 GHSA-rqrh-8wpv-x7hh
  • GO-2026-5950 CVE-2026-53602 GHSA-339v-266x-79xr
  • GO-2026-5951 CVE-2026-10219 GHSA-6jm8-4fhr-5w64
  • GO-2026-5952 CVE-2026-49834 GHSA-9vcr-p3rj-q5q6
  • GO-2026-5953 CVE-2026-9094 GHSA-c9w5-qp6m-m395
  • GO-2026-5956 CVE-2026-55252 GHSA-h5g6-xmh4-hc37
  • GO-2026-5957 CVE-2026-54158 GHSA-5xfx-xj4h-5p7r
  • GO-2026-5958 CVE-2026-54068 GHSA-gcm7-57gf-953c
  • GO-2026-5959 CVE-2026-54072 GHSA-h29v-hj44-q8cv
  • GO-2026-5961 CVE-2026-54069 GHSA-hvr9-72v2-fff3
  • GO-2026-5962 CVE-2026-54088 GHSA-m93h-4hw7-5qcm
  • GO-2026-5963 CVE-2026-54067 GHSA-mvjr-vv3c-w4qv
  • GO-2026-5964 CVE-2026-54066 GHSA-p4m3-mgmm-c664
  • GO-2026-5965 CVE-2026-54070 GHSA-w7cg-whh7-xp28
  • GO-2026-5966 CVE-2026-54089 GHSA-xqp3-jq6g-x3qm
  • GO-2026-5967 CVE-2026-50551 GHSA-56mp-4f3v-fgj2
  • GO-2026-5968 CVE-2026-54174 GHSA-fpg8-7664-jc5q
  • GO-2026-5969 GHSA-g936-7jqj-mwv8
  • GO-2026-5970 CVE-2026-56852
  • GO-2026-5973 CVE-2026-54250 GHSA-jxr7-mqhw-9p98
  • GO-2026-5974 CVE-2026-44300 GHSA-wmj8-9953-vff5
  • GO-2026-5975 CVE-2026-50018 GHSA-42j2-w334-qxw7
  • GO-2026-5976 CVE-2026-50141 GHSA-g7mm-9vx7-jm7h
  • GO-2026-5977 CVE-2026-50013 GHSA-qrh4-p6v4-mrfg
  • GO-2026-5978 CVE-2026-50125 GHSA-qw5r-ppcg-f8rj
  • GO-2026-5979 CVE-2026-50006 GHSA-xrcf-6jh3-ggvx
  • GO-2026-5980 CVE-2026-50158 GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c
  • GO-2026-5981 GHSA-mqxv-9rm6-w8qc
  • GO-2026-5982 GHSA-pqg7-v6wh-3pfp
  • GO-2026-5984 CVE-2026-53604 GHSA-2p2f-px33-4vv5
  • GO-2026-5985 GHSA-7rx3-5wx3-5v76
  • GO-2026-5986 CVE-2026-61699 GHSA-cm26-5974-52h8
  • GO-2026-5987 CVE-2026-55513 GHSA-g4x6-jcvr-9m3g
  • GO-2026-5988 CVE-2026-54628 GHSA-hwrq-8wxh-q4xv
  • GO-2026-5989 CVE-2026-55512 GHSA-m3cx-mwpg-32jg
  • GO-2026-5990 CVE-2026-54629 GHSA-mf78-3rpf-r784
  • GO-2026-5991 CVE-2026-53603 GHSA-q4vm-pq3q-8wgq
  • GO-2026-5992 CVE-2026-61549 GHSA-qf34-295c-26v8
  • GO-2026-5996 CVE-2026-54450 GHSA-pph6-vfjv-vpjw
  • GO-2026-5997 CVE-2026-54452 GHSA-xgch-x3mx-cm3c
  • GO-2026-5998 CVE-2026-54495 GHSA-398h-7f66-3h4p
  • GO-2026-5999 CVE-2026-10814 GHSA-jh6h-v6mp-h22v
  • GO-2026-6002 CVE-2026-58196 GHSA-pr64-jmmf-jp54
  • GO-2026-6003 CVE-2026-53714 GHSA-22xc-xg2r-9j7v
  • GO-2026-6004 CVE-2026-52833 GHSA-3v79-m2cg-89ww
  • GO-2026-6005 CVE-2026-53715 GHSA-8fv2-88gg-hm7q
  • GO-2026-6006 CVE-2026-53716 GHSA-cxpq-8v7q-cg56 *…
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/rancher/rancher
Go
 2.14.0 up to 2.14.2
2.14.2
github.com/rancher/rancher
Go
 2.13.0 up to 2.13.6
2.13.6
github.com/rancher/rancher
Go
 2.12.0 up to 2.12.10
2.12.10
github.com/rancher/rancher
Go
 2.11.0 up to 2.11.14
2.11.14
github.com/rancher/rancher
Go
 2.10.0 up to 2.10.12
2.10.12
github.com/rancher/rancher
Go
 before 0.0.0-20260617231817-2aa77eb283e7
0.0.0-20260617231817-2aa77eb283e7
govulncheck-vulndb
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
From an advisory covering 1734 CVEs
 before 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affectedNVD, OSV
factsCVE List, EUVD
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-44939 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.4) in Suse Rancher, published June 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.28%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in github.com/rancher/rancher 2.14.2.

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