CVE-2025-1974 – k8s.io/ingress-nginx

Package

Manager: go
Name: k8s.io/ingress-nginx
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <1.11.5 || >=1.12.0-beta.0 <1.12.1

Severity

Level: Critical

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.87763 pctl0.99436

Details

ingress-nginx admission controller RCE escalation A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where under certain conditions, an unauthenticated attacker with access to the pod network can achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the ingress-nginx controller. This can lead to disclosure of Secrets accessible to the controller. (Note that in the default installation, the controller can access all Secrets cluster-wide.)

Metadata

Created: 2025-03-25T00:30:26Z
Modified: 2025-03-25T15:10:14Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv/GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-653"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv
Finding: F004
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