# RKE2 allows privilege escalation in Windows nodes due to Insecure Access Control Lists

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/rke2-allows-privilege-escalation-in-windows-nodes-due-to-insecure-0feb2dd9  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-10-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-10-25

RKE2 allows privilege escalation in Windows nodes due to Insecure Access Control Lists

Technologies: [github.com/rancher/rke2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-rancher-rke2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 October 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/rancher/rke2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.27.0,fixed=1.27.15.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. github.com/rancher/rke2 (Go): upgrade to 1.27.15 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run github.com/rancher/rke2 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/rancher/rke2 (Go): upgrade to 1.27.15 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/rancher/rke2@v1.27.15
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/rancher/rke2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.27.0,fixed=1.27.15

## Related threats

- [GO-2024-3222 - RKE2 allows privilege escalation in Windows nodes due to Insecure Access Control Lists in github.com/rancher/rke2](https://junglewise.ai/threats/go-2024-3222-rke2-allows-privilege-escalation-in-windows-nodes-due-to-12eff17e)
- [RKE2 supervisor port is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote denial-of-service (DoS) attack via TLS SAN stuffing attack](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-32186-rke2-supervisor-port-is-vulnerable-to-unauthenticated-remote)