CVE-2025-14727
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Improper Validation in NGINX Ingress Controller Rewrite Annotation

Publication date: 2025-12-17

Last updated on: 2025-12-17

Assigner: F5 Networks

Description
A vulnerability exists in NGINX Ingress Controller's nginx.org/rewrite-target annotation validation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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Published
2025-12-17
Last Modified
2025-12-17
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-17
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-14727
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nginx ingress_controller *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-22 The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the NGINX Ingress Controller's nginx.org/rewrite-target annotation validation, which means there is an issue with how the controller validates the rewrite-target annotation, potentially allowing unintended behavior.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability has a high severity score (CVSS v3.1 BaseScore=8.3) indicating it can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and a low impact on availability. This suggests that exploitation could allow attackers to compromise data confidentiality and integrity, possibly leading to unauthorized access or modification of data.

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