CVE-2025-15566
ingress-nginx auth-proxy-set-headers nginx configuration injection
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Feb 6, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 5, 2026
Description
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-proxy-set-headers` Ingress annotation 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.)
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | kubernetes |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ingress-nginxKubernetes |
|
References
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