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SCA: security update for io.kubernetes:client-java (GHSA-m8wh-mqgf-rr8g)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 416851

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Loading specially-crafted yaml with the Kubernetes Java Client library can lead to code execution.
 (CVE-2021-25738)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8wh-mqgf-rr8g

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 416851

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 1/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-25738

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-25738