Resource exhaustion in Kubernetes Ingress-Nginx
CVE-2026-24514
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the validating admission controller feature is subject to a denial of service condition. By sending large requests to the validating admission controller, an attacker can cause memory consumption, which may result in the ingress-nginx controller pod being killed or the node running out of memory.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Kubernetes Ingress-nginx — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-24514?
- CVE-2026-24514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Ingress-Nginx, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-03.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24514?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-24514 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.