# CVE-2023-32194: Rancher permissions on 'namespaces' in any API group grants 'edit' permissions on namespaces in 'core'

- Also known as: GO-2024-2535, GHSA-C85R-FWC7-45VC
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2
- Published: 2024-10-16 · Updated: 2024-10-16

## Affected

- github.com/rancher/rancher: from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.14; from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.10; from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.2
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): all versions
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.14
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.10
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.2

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified when granting a create or * global role for a resource type of "namespaces"; no matter the API group, the subject will receive * permissions for core namespaces. This can lead to someone being capable of accessing, creating, updating, or deleting a namespace in the project.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on github.com/rancher/rancher, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.14, 2.7.10, 2.8.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32194
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc

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