CVE-2026-24514
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductK8s.io/ingress-nginx
PublishedFeb 3, 2026
First seenFeb 3, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-770Allocation of resources without limits
How to fix
Update
- k8s.io/ingress-nginx1.13.7, 1.14.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| k8s.io/ingress-nginxGo | v < 1.13.7, 1.14.0 ≤ v < 1.14.3, No range specified | 1.13.7, 1.14.3 |
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