CVE-2026-4342 (GCVE-0-2026-4342)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 21:50 – Updated: 2026-03-21 04:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ingress-nginx comment-based nginx configuration injection
Summary
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where a combination of Ingress annotations 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)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-20 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | ingress-nginx |
Affected:
0 , < 1.13.9
(semver)
Affected: 0 , < 1.14.5 (semver) Affected: 0 , < 1.15.1 (semver) |
guessed |
Date Public
2026-03-19 14:00
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