SUSE Observability up to 2.13.5/2.14.1 rancher-extension-stackstate improper authorization

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7.6$5k-$25k1.22

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in SUSE Observability up to 2.13.5/2.14.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component rancher-extension-stackstate. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-44940. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in SUSE Observability up to 2.13.5/2.14.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component rancher-extension-stackstate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The rancher-extension-stackstate extension in SUSE Observability exposes service tokens in plain configuration or insecure locations rather than managing them securely. An attacker with minimal access could obtain the token to gain unauthorized access or escalate privileges within the observability environment.

The advisory is available at bugzilla.suse.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-44940 since 05/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.13.6 or 2.14.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Observability 2.13.6/2.14.2

Timelineinfo

05/08/2026 CVE reserved
09/17/2026 +132 days Advisory disclosed
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: suse.com

Advisory: bugzilla.suse.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44940 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-406334

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2026 09:14
Changes: 09/17/2026 09:14 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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