# CVE-2026-104623: Authorization bypass on the local cluster shell endpoint allows an unauthorized Rancher user to obtain a shell pod on the management cluster

Affects Rancher Manager 2.11.0 through 2.15.3 on the local cluster shell endpoint. Fixed in 2.15.3, 2.14.7, 2.13.11, 2.12.15 and 2.11.19.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-114186
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.15.3, 2.14.7, 2.13.11, 2.12.15, 2.11.19
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

SUSE Rancher Manager (versions 2.11 through 2.15 and possibly older) is affected in its local management cluster shell feature. An authenticated Rancher user without proper permission could bypass the authorization check and get a shell pod running on the management cluster.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Rancher: from 2.15.0, fixed in 2.15.3; from 2.14.0, fixed in 2.14.7; from 2.13.0, fixed in 2.13.11; from 2.12.0, fixed in 2.12.15; from 2.11.0, fixed in 2.11.19

## Description

A security vulnerability exists in the authorization handling for the local (management) cluster shell feature of SUSE Rancher Manager 2.15.0 up to 2.15.3, 2.14.0 up to 2.14.7, 2.13.0 up to 2.13.11, 2.12.0 up to 2.12.15, 2.11.0 up to 2.11.19 and possible older versions. The authorization check that was introduced to protect this feature was not applied to every API route that can reach it, so an alternative request form reached the shell handler without the access check being evaluated. This could allow any authenticated users to run a pod on the management cluster.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rancher, upgrade to a fixed version (2.15.3, 2.14.7, 2.13.11, 2.12.15, 2.11.19) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

An authenticated Rancher user who lacks authorization can obtain an interactive shell pod on the management cluster in the cattle-system namespace. That pod gives compute resources and a network position inside the management plane.

Source: https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-8x6f-2v58-x6p7

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Rancher Manager versions from 2.11.0 through 2.15.3 fall in the affected ranges, per the advisory's affected versions. Check the installed Rancher Manager version against those ranges.

Source: https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-8x6f-2v58-x6p7

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade to the fixed release for the branch in use: 2.15.3, 2.14.7, 2.13.11, 2.12.15 or 2.11.19.

Source: https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-8x6f-2v58-x6p7

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. Public exploit code exists (a proof of concept on GitHub).

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-104623

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## References

- https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-8x6f-2v58-x6p7
- https://github.com/googlesky/CVE-2026-104623

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