Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Affecting github.com/rancher/rancher/pkg/controllers/management/auth package, versions >=2.12.0 <2.12.10>=2.13.0 <2.13.6>=2.14.0 <2.14.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMRANCHERRANCHERPKGCONTROLLERSMANAGEMENTAUTH-17753539
  • published1 Jul 2026
  • disclosed29 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-41052  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-305  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/rancher/rancher/pkg/controllers/management/auth to version 2.12.10, 2.13.6, 2.14.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness due to improper privilege handling in the Project Owner role. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to host-level privileges by exploiting insufficient access control mechanisms.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1