CVE-2025-24513
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.8
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
- Record
CVE-2025-24513- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-8032
4.8
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
- Record
EUVD-2025-8032- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp
4.8
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
- Record
GHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.8
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
- Record
CVE-2025-24513- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.8
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
- Record
CVE-2025-24513- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp
4.8
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
- Record
GHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3564 No score
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability in k8s.io/ingress-nginx
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability in k8s.io/ingress-nginx.
NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions.
(If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.)
The additional affected modules and versions are: k8s.io/ingress-nginx before v1.11.5, from v1.12.0-beta.0 before v1.12.1.
- Record
GO-2025-3564- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14937-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250327T184518-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250327T184518-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14937-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
k8s.io/ingress-nginxGo |
before 1.11.5 | 1.11.5 |
k8s.io/ingress-nginxGo |
1.12.0-beta.0 up to 1.12.1 | 1.12.1 |
k8s.io/ingress-nginxGo |
All versions | None known |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 30 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250327T184518-1.1 | 0.0.20250327T184518-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-24513 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Kubernetes Ingress-nginx, published March 24, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.33%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in k8s.io/ingress-nginx 1.11.5.
References
github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/131005
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0008
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24513
github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.11.5
github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.12.1
groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/2qa9DFtN0cQ
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/24xxx/CVE-2025-24513.json
github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
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