Vulnerability · Published Mar 24, 2025 · Assigned by kubernetes
CVE-2025-1974ingress-nginx admission controller RCE escalation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in ingress-nginx from kubernetes. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 99.4% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | k8s.io/ingress-nginx | 1.11.5 | GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv |
| Go | k8s.io/ingress-nginx | 1.12.1 | GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv |
| Go | k8s.io/ingress-nginx | no fix listed | GO-2025-3567 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kubernetes | ingress-nginx | 0 – through 1.11.41.12.0 |
Weakness: CWE-653 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H