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SCA: security update for k8s.io/ingress-nginx (GHSA-f53h-mxv9-cp98)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439066

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 a combination of Ingress annotations 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-2026-4342)

Solution

Update the k8s.io/ingress-nginx library and its related packages to version 0.0.0-20260319175635-5183b7d86137 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f53h-mxv9-cp98

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439066

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/20/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.95

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-2026-4342

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: 3/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-4342

cwe: CWE-20