CVE-2021-26928

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.01% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 60.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2021-06-04 20:13Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-03 20:33Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-02-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

ee4b14b3a11b870638d8c9774db7b88651ed827f47288fc5389525cc38ee8040

• www.cyberark.comhttps://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/attacking-kubernetes-clusters-through-your-network-plumbing-part-2x_refsource_MISC