7.0
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-44949
Unauthenticated namespace creation and RBAC injection via rancher-webhook FleetWorkspace mutating webhook
Description

A Rancher FleetWorkspace admission path allowed side effects to occur in the Rancher webhook handler for versions 0.7.0 up to 0.7.10, 0.8.0 up to 0.8.7, 0.9.0 up to 0.9.6 and 0.10.0 up to 0.10.7. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the in-cluster rancher-webhook service could submit a crafted admission payload and cause workspace-related Kubernetes objects to be created with attacker-chosen identity data.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2026, 2:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 30, 2026, 2:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

suse
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-44949 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Suse rancher
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Rancher FleetWorkspace to a patched version to prevent identity spoofing.
  • Update Rancher FleetWorkspace to a patched version.
  • Verify webhook handler security controls.
  • Restrict network access to the webhook service.

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