CVE-2021-25740 (GCVE-0-2021-25740)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-20 17:05 – Updated: 2026-06-01 21:45
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Title
Holes in EndpointSlice Validation Enable Host Network Hijack
Summary
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.
Severity
3.1 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-441 - Unintended Proxy or Intermediary
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Kubernetes Kubernetes Affected: 0 , < * (semver)
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Date Public
2021-07-14 00:00
Credits
Rob Scott
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