CVE-2021-4178
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.003 · 26 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
A arbitrary code execution flaw was found in the Fabric 8 Kubernetes client affecting versions 5.0.0-beta-1 and above. Due to an improperly configured YAML parsing, this will allow a local and privileged attacker to supply malicious YAML.
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exploits (1)
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affected products (46)
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- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Managerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-::~~~vmware_vsphere~~
advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0607Red Hat FUSE: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-07-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat FUSE ausnutzen, um vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten und Informationen zu manipulieren und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
- GHSA-98g7-rxmf-rrxmfabric8 kubernetes-client vulnerable 2022-07-15ghsa · osvUS
fabric8 Kubernetes client had an arbitrary code execution flaw in versions 5.0.0-beta-1 and higher. Attackers could potentially insert malicious YAMLs due to misconfigured YAML parsing.
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references (22)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4178cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-4178cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034388cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-4178/cnnvd
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98g7-rxmf-rrxmcnnvd
- https://github.com/fabric8io/kubernetes-client/issues/3653cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165926/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0469-02.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166093/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0589-01.htmlcnnvd
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