CVE-2024-7646 in github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx

HIGH 8.8CVE-2024-7646 · GO-2024-3075 · Published 16/08/2024 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx Go	`all versions`	No fix yet

Description

CVE-2024-7646 in github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx.

NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions.

(If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.)

The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx before v1.11.2.

NVD description

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where an actor with permission to create Ingress objects (in the `networking.k8s.io` or `extensions` API group) can bypass annotation validation to inject arbitrary commands and obtain the credentials of the ingress-nginx controller. In the default configuration, that credential has access to all secrets in the cluster.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7646 · ADVISORY
kubernetes/ingress-nginx#11719 · FIX
kubernetes/ingress-nginx#11721 · FIX
kubernetes/kubernetes · REPORT
groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/a1__cKjWkfA · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/16/5

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