CVE-2026-3288
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the Ingress annotation can be used to inject configuration into nginx.
Published Mar 9, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · kubernetes ingress-nginx
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the 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.)
Code
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Timeline
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Mar 9, 2026 · Kubernetes Security
Detected
ingress-nginx rewrite-target nginx configuration injection
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the 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.)
Affected
- cpe kubernetes/ingress-nginxversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3288
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Kubernetes SecurityVendor advisoryCVE-2026-3288
ingress-nginx rewrite-target nginx configuration injection
github.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3288
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the 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 S
nvd.nist.gov