CVE-2026-41052

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 64% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.4%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Improper privilege handling could be used by users with Project Owner role to escalate privileges, in Rancher versions 2.14 before 2.14.2, 2.13 before 2.13.6, and 2.12 before 2.12.10.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
EPSS PROB
0.4%
EPSS %ILE
34th
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 29, 2026

Last Modified

July 2, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 29, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
githubMentions a patch (unverified)

Privilege Escalation from Project Owner to Host · Advisory · rancher/rancher · GitHub

https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-vx8h-4prv-g744

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-41052(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
github.com/rancher/rancher—
  • 2.14.0 up to 2.14.2: fixed in 2.14.2
  • 2.13.0 up to 2.13.6: fixed in 2.13.6
  • 2.12.0 up to 2.12.10: fixed in 2.12.10
  • every version up to 0.0.0-20260513182521-2800aaac25b5: fixed in 0.0.0-20260513182521-2800aaac25b5
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-41052?
CVE-2026-41052 is a high vulnerability published on June 29, 2026. Improper privilege handling could be used by users with Project Owner role to escalate privileges, in Rancher versions 2.14 before 2.14.2, 2.13 before 2.13.6, and 2.12 before 2.12.10.
When was CVE-2026-41052 disclosed?
CVE-2026-41052 was first published on June 29, 2026, with the most recent update on July 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-41052 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-41052 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (34th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-41052?
CVE-2026-41052 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-41052?
A fix for CVE-2026-41052 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-41052 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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