CVE-2026-44948 Path Traversal in Rancher Fleet ImageScan GitRepo Path Handler
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Rancher Fleet's ImageScan subsystem to cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-44948?
CVE-2026-44948 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SUSE Rancher, published on 30 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability was found in Fleet's ImageScan subsystem in Rancher Fleet 0.12.0 up to 0.12.16, 0.13.0 up to 0.13.12, 0.14.0 up to 0.14.7 and 0.15.0 up to 0.15.3 could be used to traverse outside of the intended directory, causing a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44948?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Suse Rancher Fleet.
How do I fix CVE-2026-44948?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-44948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SUSE Rancher
- CVE-2026-44935 Rancher Fleet vulnerable to cross namespace secret disclosure via unvalidated `valuesFrom` references in Helm Deployer
- CVE-2026-41050 Helm impersonation bypass of `RESTClientGetter` retains `cluster-admin` during template rendering
- CVE-2026-88808 Privilege escalation in Rancher
- CVE-2026-44938 Fleet has PSS Bypass through addLabelsFromOptions in Fleet Agent
- CVE-2026-44937 SUSE Rancher Fleet had an Unauthenticated Webhook: Regex Injection via Unsanitized Repository URL Components
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c45g-6c2c-rj3p.