CVE-2026-44945: Rancher 2.11.0 to before 2.11.16; status changes: 2.11.16 — unaffected, 2.12.0 to before 2.12.12; status changes:…

CVE-2026-44945. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.1 (CRITICAL, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.0056 (percentile 0.45854), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Rancher · 2.11.0 to before 2.11.16; status changes: 2.11.16 — unaffected, 2.12.0 to before 2.12.12; status changes: 2.12.12 — unaffected, 2.13.0 to before 2.13.8; status changes: 2.13.8 — unaffected, 2.14.0 to before 2.14.2; status changes: 2.14.4 — unaffected
SUSE

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · High privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

The source reports that an attacker could gain higher privileges under the conditions described by the source. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.1/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 24-Oct-2026 01:43 UTC

CWE: CWE-441, CWE-497
CCR priority: 36.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.0056 · percentile 0.45854 · 2026-10-22
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 01:40:49.068977+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-44945.html