Ingress NGINX RCE Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Compromise Entire Cluster

A series of remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities known as “IngressNightmare” have been discovered in the Ingress NGINX Controller for Kubernetes. These vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2025-1097, CVE-2025-1098, CVE-2025-24514, and CVE-2025-1974, pose a critical threat to Kubernetes clusters, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to…

CVE-2025-1097, CVE-2025-1098, CVE-2025-1974, CVE-2025-24513, CVE-2025-24514: Frequently Asked Questions About IngressNightmare

Frequently asked questions about five vulnerabilities in the Ingress NGINX Controller for Kubernetes, collectively known as IngressNightmare. Background The Tenable Security Response Team (SRT) has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding IngressNightmare. FAQ What is IngressNightmare?…