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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.