CVE-2026-1580 HIGH

CVE-2026-1580: ingress-nginx auth-method nginx configuration injection

Vendor Kubernetes
Product ingress-nginx
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published February 3, 2026
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

Description

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-method` 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.)

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

February 3, 2026 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated