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.)
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| https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/136678 |
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Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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.) | |
| Title | ingress-nginx auth-method nginx configuration injection | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: kubernetes
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-03T22:17:08.989Z
Reserved: 2026-01-23T06:54:35.912Z
Link: CVE-2026-24512
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-03T23:16:06.990
Modified: 2026-02-03T23:16:06.990
Link: CVE-2026-24512
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