CVE-2024-7646

HIGH

CVSS v3

8.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

25.8%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where an actor with permission to create Ingress objects (in the `networking.k8s.io` or `extensions` API group) can bypass annotation validation to inject arbitrary commands and obtain the credentials of the ingress-nginx controller. In the default configuration, that credential has access to all secrets in the cluster.

Technical Details

Published
8/16/2024

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-7646?

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where an actor with permission to create Ingress objects (in the `networking.k8s.io` or `extensions` API group) can bypass annotation validation to inject arbitrary commands and obtain the credentials of the ingress-nginx controller. In the default configuration, that credential has access to all secrets in the cluster.

Is CVE-2024-7646 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-7646 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 25.8%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-7646?

CVE-2024-7646 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).

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