{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv","published":"2025-03-25T00:30:26Z","modified":"2026-05-20T08:11:50.775632450Z","aliases":["CVE-2025-1974","GO-2025-3567"],"related":["CGA-xqvq-5q82-chhq"],"summary":"ingress-nginx admission controller RCE escalation","details":"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":[{"package":{"name":"k8s.io/ingress-nginx","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/ingress-nginx"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.11.5"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv/GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv.json"}},{"package":{"name":"k8s.io/ingress-nginx","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/ingress-nginx"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.12.0-beta.0"},{"fixed":"1.12.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv/GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpv.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1974"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/131009"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/B1ack4sh/Blackash-CVE-2025-1974"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.11.5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.12.1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/2qa9DFtN0cQ"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/131009"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0008"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52475"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-653"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2025-03-25T15:10:14Z","nvd_published_at":"2025-03-25T00:15:14Z","severity":"CRITICAL"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}