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Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

CVE-2021-25743

Low
3/10

Summary

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. This issue affects versions prior to v1.26.0-alpha.3.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-150 - Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as escape, meta, or control character sequences when they are sent to a downstream component.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published