6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-25735
Kube-apiserver Node Update Invalid Validating Admission Webhook Bypass
Description

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 admission based at least partially on the old state of the Node object. Validating Admission Webhook does not observe some previous fields.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 26, 2023, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-25735 has a 17 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-25735 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kubernetes kubernetes
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-25735.

URL Resource
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/100096 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/FKAGqT4jx9Y Mailing List Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 8 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 24, 2024, 8:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 20, 2023, 6:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 10 months, 2 weeks ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2022, 11:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 35 different CVEs too.

⚙ DevSecOps Kubernetes Playground ("A Hacker's Guide to Kubernetes")

Dockerfile Shell Ruby Smarty Jinja HCL

Updated: 3 months ago
14 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 1, 2022, 7:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 57 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 27, 2022, 3:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 19 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
66 stars 14 fork 14 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2021, 4:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 175 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 1, 2021, 8:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 24 different CVEs too.

Exploit CVE-2021-25735: Kubernetes Validating Admission Webhook Bypass

Dockerfile JavaScript Shell

Updated: 2 years ago
18 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2021, 7:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

awesome resources about cloud native security 🐿

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
303 stars 51 fork 51 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2021, 12:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-25735 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-25735 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/100096 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/100096 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/FKAGqT4jx9Y No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/FKAGqT4jx9Y Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.18.18 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.19.0 up to (excluding) 1.19.10 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.20.0 up to (excluding) 1.20.6
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-25735 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-25735 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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