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SCA: security update for k8s.io/ingress-nginx (GHSA-jx8c-56mg-h6vp)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437549

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `rules.http.paths.path` Ingress field 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.) (CVE-2026-24512)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jx8c-56mg-h6vp

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 437549

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/5/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24512

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24512

cwe: CWE-20