{"id":"CVE-2019-12274","aliases":["GHSA-gc62-j469-9gjm","GO-2023-1991"],"title":"Rancher Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","summary":"Rancher Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"rancher","product":"github.com/rancher/rancher","ecosystem":"go","affected":["github.com/rancher/rancher >= 2.0.0, < 2.2.4","github.com/rancher/rancher < 1.6.27"],"patched":["github.com/rancher/rancher 2.2.4","github.com/rancher/rancher 1.6.27"],"published":"2022-05-24","updated":"2026-07-10","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-gc62-j469-9gjm","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12274"},{"url":"https://forums.rancher.com/t/rancher-release-v2-2-4-addresses-rancher-cve-2019-12274-and-cve-2019-12303/14466"}],"tags":["osv","go"],"epss":0.01028,"epssPercentile":0.61647,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-11T18:57:04.536Z","slug":"CVE-2019-12274","body":"## Overview\n\nIn Rancher 1 and 2 through 2.2.3, unprivileged users (if allowed to deploy nodes) can gain admin access to the Rancher management plane because node driver options intentionally allow posting certain data to the cloud. The problem is that a user could choose to post a sensitive file such as /root/.kube/config or /var/lib/rancher/management-state/cred/kubeconfig-system.yaml.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `github.com/rancher/rancher >= 2.0.0, < 2.2.4`\n- `github.com/rancher/rancher < 1.6.27`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `github.com/rancher/rancher 2.2.4`\n- `github.com/rancher/rancher 1.6.27`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":49,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}