Vulnerability · 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 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Kubernetes Kubernetes
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3288. EPSS is 0.74%. Act only if a listed version of Kubernetes Kubernetes is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.74%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe 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.)
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- cpe kubernetes/ingress-nginxversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-3288
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3288. EPSS is 0.74%. Act only if a listed version of Kubernetes Kubernetes is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 0.74%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
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.)
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3288
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3288
30-day exploitation probability 0.7%
first.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
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.