CVE
CVE-2026-24514
Kubernetes · ingress-nginx
- First Reported
- Feb 20, 2026
- Latest Reported
- Feb 20, 2026
CVE Enrichment
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 0.52%
- EPSS Percentile
- 44.17%
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
Description
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.
Technical Details
- CVSS Version
- 3.1
- CNA / NVD Source
- [email protected]
- Published
- 04-Feb-2026 06:16
- Last Modified
- 17-Jun-2026 17:23
- EPSS Date
- 2026-11-10
- CWE
- CWE-770
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1 AV:N /
AC:L /
PR:L /
UI:N /
S:U /
C:N /
I:N /
A:H
CNA Products / Version Status
- Kubernetes · ingress-nginx
Source: CNA · [email protected]
Default status: affected
0 ≤ version < 1.13.7 — affected (semver)
0 ≤ version < 1.14.3 — affected (semver)
repo: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
References
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)
- Four new HIGH severity CVEs (CVE-2026-1580, CVE-2026-24512, CVE-2026-24513, CVE-2026-24514) were disclosed on Feb 2, 2026, underscoring the ongoing risk of running unmaintained Ingress NGINX. Kubernetes’ Ingress NGINX Retirement Leaves Deployments Without Patches After March 2026
CVE (4)
MITRE ATT&CK (1)
Vendors (1)
Products (3)
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