CVE-2021-25746
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where a user that can create or update ingress objects can use .metadata.annotations in an Ingress object (in the networking.k8s.io or extensions API group) to obtain the credentials of the ingress-nginx controller. In the default configuration, that credential has access to all secrets in the cluster.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–7.6
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1591Juniper JUNOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-07-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper JUNOS ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, Informationen offenzulegen, Privilegien zu erweitern und Sicherheitsmechanismen inklusive zu umgehen.
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references (11)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-25746cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-25746/cnnvd
- https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/issues/8503cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/hv2-SfdqcfQcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220609-0006/cnnvd
- https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/issues/8503enisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/hv2-SfdqcfQenisa_euvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220609-0006/enisa_euvd
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