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[TLP:CLEAR] Kubernetes fixes 4 vulnerabilities in ingress-nginx

Kubernetes fixes 4 vulnerabilities in ingress-nginx in versions 1.13.7 and 1.14.3. The presence of ingress-nginx in a cluster can be verified with the command "kubectl get pods --all-namespaces --selector app.kubernetes.io/name=ingress-nginx" [1].

Kubernetes ingress-nginx – authentication bypass (CVE-2026-24513)
CVSS 3.1 (Low)

Due to a misconfiguration in the handling of error responses, an unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass authentication protection and gain access to protected URLs. Exploitation is only possible when an incorrectly implemented external error-handling component is deployed, whereas the built-in mechanism works correctly [2].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • ingress-nginx; < 1.13.7; >=1.14.0, < v1.14.3

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

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 3. 2. 2026.

Kubernetes ingress-nginx - DoS (CVE-2026-24514)
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)

An authenticated remote attacker can exhaust system resources in Kubernetes ingress-nginx by sending excessively large requests to the admission control mechanism, which may lead to a DoS attack [3].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • ingress-nginx; < 1.13.7; >=1.14.0, < v1.14.3

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

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 3. 2. 2026.

Kubernetes ingress-nginx - RCE (CVE-2026-1580, CVE-2026-24512)
CVSS 8.8 (High)

Due to insufficient validation of values, an authenticated remote attacker can execute code in the context of the ingress-nginx controller component, which may also lead to disclosure of the Kubernetes Secrets accessible to this controller [4][5].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • ingress-nginx; <1.13.7; >=1.14.0, <1.14.3

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

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 3. 2. 2026.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Henrieta Paločková on 16. 2. 2026.

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