CVE-2025-24513

ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability

Published Mar 24, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-8032 A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
Title ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
kubernetes
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:12 PM
Reserved
Jan 23, 2025, 12:50 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Mar 25, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:59 AM
Severity
Public date
Mar 24, 2025, 11:29 PM