CVE-2021-25743
lowpriority · track · 12EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
kubectl does not neutralize escape, meta or control sequences contained in the raw data it outputs to a terminal. This includes but is not limited to the unstructured string fields in objects such as Events.
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affected products (15)
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advisories (5)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1544Kubernetes: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2022-01-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Kubernetes ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1488IBM InfoSphere Information Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-06-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM InfoSphere Information Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-f9jg-8p32-2f55kubectl ANSI escape characters not filtered2022-01-08ghsa · osvUS
kubectl (k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl) does not neutralize escape, meta or control sequences contained in the raw data it outputs to a terminal. This includes but is not limited to the unstructured string fields in objects such as Events.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
- GO-2022-0983ANSI escape characters not filtered in kubectl in k8s.io/kubernetes2024-08-21vendor · osvUS
ANSI escape characters not filtered in kubectl in k8s.io/kubernetes
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/101695cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25743cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0003/cnnvd
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/101695enisa_euvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0003/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/101695Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0003/Third Party Advisorynvd
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