CVE-2026-24512 (GCVE-0-2026-24512)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-03 22:17 – Updated: 2026-02-03 22:17
VLAI?
Title
ingress-nginx auth-method nginx configuration injection
Summary
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx cthe `rules.http.paths.path` Ingress field can be used to inject configuration into nginx. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the ingress-nginx controller, and disclosure of Secrets accessible to the controller. (Note that in the default installation, the controller can access all Secrets cluster-wide.)
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | ingress-nginx |
Affected:
0 , < 1.13.7
(semver)
Affected: 0 , < 1.14.2 (semver) |
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Nomenclature
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