Name: CVE-2021-25743: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-25743, CWE-150, CVSS 3, EPSS 0.0028

kubectl does not neutralize escape, meta or control sequences contained in the raw data it outputs to a terminal. This includes but is not limited to the unstructured string fields in objects such as Events.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade kubernetes	May 15, 2025	Jan 7, 2022
Kubernetes	—	Upgrade Kubernetes to version 1.18.1	Mar 10, 2022	Jan 7, 2022
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Jan 7, 2022

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CVSS Details

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