BREAKING: MAJOR CVEs for Ingress NGINX Controller #technews #hackernews #kubernetes

Summary: The video discusses the discovery of five critical vulnerabilities, collectively termed “Ingress Nightmare,” affecting the Ingress NGINX controller for Kubernetes. These vulnerabilities, which allow unauthenticated remote code execution, were revealed by a company called Whiz but did not have patches available at the time of the report. The findings emphasize the risks associated with premature disclosure of vulnerabilities before solutions are ready.

Keypoints:

• Five critical vulnerabilities found in Ingress NGINX controller for Kubernetes, dubbed “Ingress Nightmare.”
• The vulnerabilities are tracked under CVE identifiers: CVE-2025-24513, CVE-2025-24514, CVE-2025-1097, CVE-2025-1098, and CVE-2025-1974.
• Vulnerabilities allow unauthenticated remote code execution via malicious Ingress objects sent to the admission controller.
• Whiz, the company behind the findings, accidentally broke a press embargo before patches were published.
• Approximately 43% of cloud environments are believed to be affected, with over 6,500 environments identified as vulnerable.
• Patches are actively being developed, with updates expected soon.
• A more detailed technical blog post on the vulnerabilities is scheduled to be released on March 25, 2025.
• Viewers are encouraged to stay updated on the developing situation.