SB2025121946 - Path traversal in NGINX Ingress Controller



SB2025121946 - Path traversal in NGINX Ingress Controller

Published: December 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025121946
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14727)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges. 

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote authenticated user with ingress creation privileges can inject arbitrary NGINX configuration directives and gain access to sensitive information or escalate privileges. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.