SUSE Rancher up to 2.11.15/2.12.11/2.13.7/2.14.3 Private Registry private_registry.go null pointer dereference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in SUSE Rancher up to 2.11.15/2.12.11/2.13.7/2.14.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file pkg/systemtemplate/private_registry.go of the component Private Registry. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-55998. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SUSE Rancher up to 2.11.15/2.12.11/2.13.7/2.14.3. Affected is an unknown code block of the file pkg/systemtemplate/private_registry.go of the component Private Registry. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml retrieves the cluster object before validating the token. When a valid cluster ID references a cluster that has private registry secrets configured, a nil pointer dereference in pkg/systemtemplate/private_registry.go causes the request to return HTTP 502 Bad Gateway. For cluster IDs that do not exist, the endpoint returns HTTP 200. This observable difference in response codes constitutes a reliable enumeration oracle.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-55998 since 06/18/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/05/2026).

Upgrading to version 2.11.16, 2.12.12, 2.13.8 or 2.14.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• SUSE

Name

• Rancher

Version

• 2.11.0
• 2.11.1
• 2.11.2
• 2.11.3
• 2.11.4
• 2.11.5
• 2.11.6
• 2.11.7
• 2.11.8
• 2.11.9
• 2.11.10
• 2.11.11
• 2.11.12
• 2.11.13
• 2.11.14
• 2.11.15
• 2.12.0
• 2.12.1
• 2.12.2
• 2.12.3
• 2.12.4
• 2.12.5
• 2.12.6
• 2.12.7
• 2.12.8
• 2.12.9
• 2.12.10
• 2.12.11
• 2.13.0
• 2.13.1
• 2.13.2
• 2.13.3
• 2.13.4
• 2.13.5
• 2.13.6
• 2.13.7
• 2.14.0
• 2.14.1
• 2.14.2
• 2.14.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.suse.com/

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