#VU120226 Path traversal in NGINX Ingress Controller - CVE-2025-14727
Published: December 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120226
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14727
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NGINX Ingress Controller
NGINX Ingress Controller
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.