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CVE-2026-3288

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-03-09
  • Fixed in1.14.4 · 1.13.8
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target` Ingress annotation can be used to inject configuration into nginx. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the ingress-nginx controller, and disclosure of Secrets accessible to the controller. (Note that in the default installation, the controller can access all Secrets cluster-wide.)

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-03-0921:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-25 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-3288?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-3288?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Kubernetes ingress-nginx
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.14≥ 1.14.0, < 1.14.41.14.4
1.13< 1.13.81.13.8

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Kubernetes ingress-nginx to 1.14.4 · 1.13.8

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-25 00:28 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedSnailSploit/CVE-2026-3288bvabhishek/CVE-2026-3288-lab
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-04-30
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score6.4 %2026-10-25
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-25

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-03-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-3288?

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target` Ingress annotation can be used to inject configuration into nginx. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the ingress-nginx controller, and disclosure of Secrets accessible to the controller. (Note that in the default installation, the controller can access all Secrets cluster-wide.)

Is CVE-2026-3288 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-3288, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-3288?

CVE-2026-3288 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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