Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-25740

LowUpdated

Published: 20 September 2021

Published
20 September 2021
Modified
01 June 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0050 66.6th percentile
Risk Priority 7 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-25740 is a low-severity Confused Deputy (CWE-441) vulnerability in Kubernetes Kubernetes. Its CVSS base score is 3.1 (Low).

Operationally, ranked in the top 33.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

kubernetes
kubernetes
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-441

Mitigates confused deputy risks by ensuring distinct privilege domains so one partition cannot unintentionally act on behalf of another.

addresses: CWE-610

Limits impact of an externally controlled reference to a primary information resource by switching to an identified alternative.

References