Improper Input Validation Affecting github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/controller/template package, versions <1.13.7>=1.14.0 <1.14.3>=2.0.0 <4.13.7>=4.14.0 <4.14.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMKUBERNETESINGRESSNGINXINTERNALINGRESSCONTROLLERTEMPLATE-15202038
  • published4 Feb 2026
  • disclosed3 Feb 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-24512  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/controller/template to version 1.13.7, 1.14.3, 4.13.7, 4.14.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation via the rules.http.paths.path field, which allows injection of configuration into the nginx process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code and access sensitive Secrets by crafting malicious input to this field.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by using a validating admission controller to reject Ingress resources with the ImplementationSpecific path type.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1