{"id":"CVE-2021-25738","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-25738","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:43:41.353Z","title":"Loading specially-crafted yaml with the Kubernetes Java Client library can lead to code execution.","description":"Loading specially-crafted yaml with the Kubernetes Java Client library can lead to code execution.","published":"2021-10-11T19:15:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:42:23.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"jordan@liggitt.net","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20","CWE-502"],"affected":["kubernetes/java"],"epss":{"score":0.00473,"percentile":0.40674,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"jordan@liggitt.net"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-client/java/issues/1698","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"jordan@liggitt.net"},{"url":"https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/K_pOK2WbAJk","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"jordan@liggitt.net"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-client/java/issues/1698","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/K_pOK2WbAJk","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25738","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}