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CVE-2024-22036

9.1 · CRITICAL
Published Apr 16, 2025 CWE-269 EPSS 0.77% (53th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-22036 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified within Rancher where a cluster or node driver can be used to escape the chroot

jail and gain root access to the Rancher container itself. In

production environments, further privilege escalation is possible based

on living off the land within the Rancher container itself. For the test

and development environments, based on a –privileged Docker container,

it is possible to escape the Docker container and gain execution access

on the host system.

This issue affects rancher: from 2.7.0 before 2.7.16, from 2.8.0 before 2.8.9, from 2.9.0 before 2.9.3.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-22036?

CVE-2024-22036 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-22036?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-22036?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-22036?

CyberStrike's AI-powered security agents can automatically detect CVE-2024-22036 across your infrastructure using autonomous pentesting, DAST scanning, and HackBrowser. The platform continuously monitors for known vulnerabilities and provides actionable remediation guidance prioritized by real-world exploitability.