CVE-2021-25740
lowpriority · track · 13OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A security issue was discovered with Kubernetes that could enable users to send network traffic to locations they would otherwise not have access to via a confused deputy attack.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (8)
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- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7.1.4
advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0019Kubernetes: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2021-07-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Kubernetes ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-vw47-mr44-3jf9Confused Deputy in Kubernetes2021-09-21ghsa · osvUS
A security issue was discovered with Kubernetes that could enable users to send network traffic to locations they would otherwise not have access to via a confused deputy attack.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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references (15)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-25740cnnvd
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/103675cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/WYE9ptrhSLEcnnvd
- https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/05/26/reconciling-unfixed-kubernetes-cves/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25740cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0001/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Kubernetes-information-disclosure-via-Endpoints-Cross-Namespace-Forwarding-35903cnnvd
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/103675enisa_euvd
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