CVE-2026-3288

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.)

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-26 | Published 2026-03-09 | Updated 2026-03-11 | Assigner kubernetes

Problem types

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

Product status

Credits

Kai Aizen finder

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/09/8

github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/137560

cve.org (CVE-2026-3288)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-3288)

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