CVE-2021-4178
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 24, 2022 at 03:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:19 AM UTC
10 products affected across 1 vendorFuseBuild of QuarkusProcess Automation
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
A arbitrary code execution flaw was found in the Fabric 8 Kubernetes client affecting versions 5.0.0-beta-1 and above. Due to an improperly configured YAML parsing, this will allow a local and privileged attacker to supply malicious YAML.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≥ 5.0.35.0.1 ≤ v < 5.0.35.1.0 ≤ v < 5.1.25.11.0 ≤ v < 5.11.25.2.0 ≤ v < 5.3.25.5.0 ≤ v < 5.7.45.9.0 ≤ v < 5.10.25.0.0 beta15.8.0
Affected range stops below 5.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.10.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.11.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
All versions
v ≥ 5.0.3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4178x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034388x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98g7-rxmf-rrxmx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/fabric8io/kubernetes-client/issues/3653CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502
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