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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-23018

Intra-cluster communication does not use TLS.

HIGH 7.4EPSS 0.54%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Intra-cluster communication does not use TLS. The services within the NGINX Controller 3.x before 3.4.0 namespace are using cleartext protocols inside the cluster.

CVSS 3.1
7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.54% probability · 44th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-319
Affected
f5/nginx controller
Source
f5sirt@f5.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.