CVE-2026-55997

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-55997", "assignerOrgId": "404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "suse", "dateReserved": "2026-06-18T09:26:55.987Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-05T07:53:00.194Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-06T03:55:23.543Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb", "shortName": "suse", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T07:53:00.194Z"}, "title": "Long-lived Rancher registration token exposed in plaintext", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-312", "description": "CWE-312 Cleartext storage of sensitive information", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "rancher", "product": "rancher", "packageName": "github.com/rancher/rancher", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2.14.0", "lessThan": "2.14.4", "versionType": "semver"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.13.0", "lessThan": "2.13.8", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Rancher issues long-lived registration tokens to authenticate nodes and agents joining a downstream cluster. These tokens were stored and exposed in plaintext with no expiration, so a malicious user could obtain one either through the Rancher API, etcd, stored automation, or direct file access on a node, and could use it at any time to register a rogue node into the cluster.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<p><span>Rancher issues long-lived registration tokens to authenticate nodes and agents joining a downstream cluster. These tokens were stored and exposed in plaintext with no expiration, so a malicious user could obtain one either through the Rancher API, etcd, stored automation, or direct file access on a node, and could use it at any time to register a rogue node into the cluster.</span></p>"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-7r53-jvhg-9jq4"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-55997"}], "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}], "cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.8, "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}}], "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.4"}}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-08-05T00:00:00+00:00", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3", "id": "CVE-2026-55997"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-06T03:55:23.543Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2026-55997", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-08-05T13:07:55.359575Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T13:08:00.819Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "Long-lived Rancher registration token exposed in plaintext", "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV3_1": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "rancher", "product": "rancher", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2.14.0", "lessThan": "2.14.4", "versionType": "semver"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.13.0", "lessThan": "2.13.8", "versionType": "semver"}], "packageName": "github.com/rancher/rancher", "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-7r53-jvhg-9jq4"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-55997"}], "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.4"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Rancher issues long-lived registration tokens to authenticate nodes and agents joining a downstream cluster. These tokens were stored and exposed in plaintext with no expiration, so a malicious user could obtain one either through the Rancher API, etcd, stored automation, or direct file access on a node, and could use it at any time to register a rogue node into the cluster.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "value": "<p><span>Rancher issues long-lived registration tokens to authenticate nodes and agents joining a downstream cluster. These tokens were stored and exposed in plaintext with no expiration, so a malicious user could obtain one either through the Rancher API, etcd, stored automation, or direct file access on a node, and could use it at any time to register a rogue node into the cluster.</span></p>", "base64": false}]}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-312", "description": "CWE-312 Cleartext storage of sensitive information"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb", "shortName": "suse", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T07:53:00.194Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-55997", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-06T03:55:23.543Z", "dateReserved": "2026-06-18T09:26:55.987Z", "assignerOrgId": "404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb", "datePublished": "2026-08-05T07:53:00.194Z", "assignerShortName": "suse"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "packageName": "github.com/rancher/rancher", "product": "rancher", "vendor": "rancher", "versions": [{"lessThan": "2.14.4", "status": "affected", "version": "2.14.0", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThan": "2.13.8", "status": "affected", "version": "2.13.0", "versionType": "semver"}]}], "source": "meissner@suse.de"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Rancher issues long-lived registration tokens to authenticate nodes and agents joining a downstream cluster. These tokens were stored and exposed in plaintext with no expiration, so a malicious user could obtain one either through the Rancher API, etcd, stored automation, or direct file access on a node, and could use it at any time to register a rogue node into the cluster."}], "id": "CVE-2026-55997", "lastModified": "2026-09-01T20:54:51.287", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.0, "impactScore": 6.0, "source": "meissner@suse.de", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-55997", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-08-05T00:00:00+00:00", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2026-08-05T08:16:34.330", "references": [{"source": "meissner@suse.de", "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-55997"}, {"source": "meissner@suse.de", "url": "https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-7r53-jvhg-9jq4"}], "sourceIdentifier": "meissner@suse.de", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-312"}], "source": "meissner@suse.de", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{}

{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[2.14.0,2.14.4)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[2.13.0,2.13.8)"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 100.0, "confidence_source": "matching", "scores": [{"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "rancher", "source": "cna", "vendor": "rancher"}, "product": "rancher", "vendor": "rancher"}], "created": "2026-08-05T09:30:11.491766+00:00", "updated": "2026-08-05T09:30:11.604506+00:00", "vendors": ["rancher", "rancher$PRODUCT$rancher"]}