What is CVE-2025-24514?

CVE-2025-24514 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Ingress-nginx, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2025-24514?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-24514 known to be exploited?

22 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Kubernetes Ingress-nginx

CVE-2025-24514

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where the `auth-url` Ingress annotation can be used to inject configuration into nginx. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.475 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kubernetes Ingress-nginx — versions 0, 1.12.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/131006

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24514?: CVE-2025-24514 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Ingress-nginx, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-24514?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-24514 known to be exploited?: 22 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.