Ingress-NGINX 4.11.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)
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Data as of 19 Jul 2025, 21:11 UTC
What to do
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Given the criticality and the lack of publicly available patches, European organizations should immediately audit their Kubernetes environments to identify deployments running Ingress-NGINX 4.11.0. Until an official patch is released, organizations should consider the following mitigations: 1) Restrict network access to the ingress controller to trusted IP addresses and internal networks to reduce exposure. 2) Implement strict ingress and egress network policies within Kubernetes to limit potential attack vectors. 3) Monitor ingress controller logs and network traffic for unusual activity indicative of exploitation attempts. 4) Employ runtime security tools and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect anomalous process execution or privilege escalations. 5) Consider temporarily disabling or replacing the ingress controller with a different version or alternative solution if feasible. 6) Stay updated with vendor advisories and apply patches immediately once available. 7) Conduct thorough incident response readiness exercises focusing on container and Kubernetes environments.
Description
Ingress-NGINX 4.11.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)
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Exploit source code
# Exploit Title: Ingress-NGINX 4.11.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)
# Google Dork: N/A
# Date: 2025-06-19
# Exploit Author: Likhith Appalaneni
# Vendor Homepage: https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx/
# Software Link: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
# Version: ingress-nginx v4.11.0 on Kubernetes v1.29.0 (Minikube)
# Tested on: Ubuntu 24.04, Minikube vLatest, Docker vLatest
# CVE : CVE-2025-1974
1) Update the attacker ip and listening port in shell.c and Compile the shell payloa…