Vulnerability in Kubernetes

CVE-2021-25735

A security issue was discovered in kube-apiserver that could allow node updates to bypass a Validating Admission Webhook. Clusters are only affected by this vulnerability if they run a Validating Admission Webhook for Nodes that denies adm…

EPSS: 0.163 (95.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25735?
CVE-2021-25735 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under CWE-372. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-25735?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25735 known to be exploited?
30 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.