CVE-2025-15566Improper Input Validation in Kubernetes Ingress-nginx

Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 6

Description

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-proxy-set-headers` 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.)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

CVEListV5kubernetes/ingress-nginx< 1.12.5+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-whpv-427c-7hc3: A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `nginx2026-02-06
CVEList
ingress-nginx auth-proxy-set-headers nginx configuration injection2026-02-06

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-15566 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2025-15566 — Improper Input Validation | cvebase