Critical severity9.8GHSA Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-1974
CVE-2025-1974
Description
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where under certain conditions, an unauthenticated attacker with access to the pod network can achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the ingress-nginx controller. This can lead to disclosure of Secrets accessible to the controller. (Note that in the default installation, the controller can access all Secrets cluster-wide.)
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
k8s.io/ingress-nginxGo | < 1.11.5 | 1.11.5 |
k8s.io/ingress-nginxGo | >= 1.12.0-beta.0, < 1.12.1 | 1.12.1 |
Affected products
79- Range: >= 1.12.0-beta.0, < 1.12.1
- osv-coords78 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-1.10-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-1.10-kube-webhook-certgenpkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-1.11-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-1.11-kube-webhook-certgenpkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-bitnami-compat-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-bitnami-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-bitnami-compat-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-compat-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-compat-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-bitnami-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-bitnami-compat-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-compat-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-iamguarded-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-fips-iamguarded-compat-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-iamguarded-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-controller-iamguarded-compat-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-compat-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-compat-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-fips-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-fips-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-fips-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-fips-custom-error-pages-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-fips-custom-error-pages-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-fips-custom-error-pages-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-fips-custom-error-pages-compat-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-fips-opentelemetry-plugin-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-fips-opentelemetry-plugin-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-opentelemetry-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-opentelemetry-compat-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-opentelemetry-plugin-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-opentelemetry-plugin-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/ingress-nginx-opentelemetry-plugin-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/kube-webhook-certgen-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/kube-webhook-certgen-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/kube-webhook-certgen-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/kube-webhook-certgen-fips-1.10pkg:apk/chainguard/kube-webhook-certgen-fips-1.11pkg:apk/chainguard/kube-webhook-certgen-fips-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-1.10pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-1.10-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-1.10-kube-webhook-certgenpkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-1.11pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-1.11-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-1.11-kube-webhook-certgenpkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-bitnami-compat-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-compat-1.11pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-compat-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-controller-iamguarded-compat-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-custom-error-pages-compat-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-opentelemetry-1.11pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-opentelemetry-compat-1.11pkg:apk/wolfi/ingress-nginx-opentelemetry-plugin-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/kube-webhook-certgen-1.11pkg:apk/wolfi/kube-webhook-certgen-1.12pkg:golang/k8s.io/ingress-nginxpkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rke2-1.29&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rke2-1.30&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rke2-1.31&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rke2-1.32&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rke2-1.33&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rke2-1.34&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rke2-1.35&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rke2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mgvx-rpfc-9mpvghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1974ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.11.5ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.12.1ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/131009ghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/2qa9DFtN0cQghsaWEB
- https//github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/131009nvdWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0008ghsaWEB
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52475nvdWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0008/nvd
News mentions
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