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CVE-2025-24514 — Vulnerability in k8s.io/ingress-nginx — CVE Details

HIGH

ingress-nginx controller - configuration injection via unsanitized auth-url annotation

Published March 25, 2025Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

A security issue was discovered in [ingress-nginx](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx) where the `auth-url` Ingress annotation 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.)

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 25, 2025 (566 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 534 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update k8s.io/ingress-nginx to 1.11.5 or later
go get k8s.io/ingress-nginx@v1.11.5
Go
Update k8s.io/ingress-nginx to 1.12.1 or later
go get k8s.io/ingress-nginx@v1.12.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
k8s.io/ingress-nginx
go
All versions1.11.5
k8s.io/ingress-nginx
go
All versions1.12.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-24514?
ingress-nginx controller - configuration injection via unsanitized auth-url annotation This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-24514?
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.8

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-fwwp-xcxw-39vq
GO-2025-3566

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