Medium

fabric8 kubernetes-client vulnerable

Disclosed: 15.07.2022
Updated: 11.10.2026 12:22

fabric8 Kubernetes client had an arbitrary code execution flaw in versions 5.0.0-beta-1 and higher. Attackers could potentially insert malicious YAMLs due to misconfigured YAML parsing.

Affected software

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Platform	Package	Vulnerable versions	Fixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven)	io.fabric8:kubernetes-client	>= 5.0.0-beta-1, < 5.0.3, >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.2, >= 5.2.0, < 5.3.2, >= 5.5.0, < 5.7.4, >= 5.8.0, < 5.8.1, >= 5.9.0, < 5.10.2, >= 5.11.0, < 5.11.2	5.0.3, 5.1.2, 5.3.2, 5.7.4, 5.8.1, 5.10.2, 5.11.2

References

CVSS score 6.7/10

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-502, CWE-94
Platform: Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package: io.fabric8:kubernetes-client
Disclosed: 15.07.2022
Updated: 11.10.2026 12:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-98g7-rxmf-rrxm - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: io.fabric8:kubernetes-client

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries: 2
First → latest: 05.2022 07.2022
Without a fix: 0
Exploited in attacks: 0

Severity breakdown

High 1
Medium 1

Disclosures per year

2022: 2
2023: 0
2024: 0
2025: 0
2026: 0

15.07.2022

fabric8 kubernetes-client vulnerable this entry

Medium · 6.7 CVE-2021-4178 >= 5.0.0-beta-1, < 5.0.3, >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.2, >= 5.2.0, < 5.3.2, >= 5.5.0, < 5.7.4, >= 5.8.0, < 5.8.1, >= 5.9.0, < 5.10.2, >= 5.11.0, < 5.11.2 5.0.3, 5.1.2, 5.3.2, 5.7.4, 5.8.1, 5.10.2, 5.11.2
24.05.2022

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Fabric8 Kubernetes Client

High · 7.4 CVE-2021-20218 >= 4.2.0, < 4.7.2, >= 4.8.0, < 4.11.2, >= 4.12.0, < 4.13.2, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 4.7.2, 4.11.2, 4.13.2, 5.0.2

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