If the ingress-nginx controller is configured with a default custom-errors configuration that includes HTTP errors 401 or 403, and if the configured default custom-errors backend is defective and fails to respect the X-Code HTTP header, then an Ingress with the `auth-url` annotation may be accessed even when authentication fails.
Note that the built-in custom-errors backend works correctly. To trigger this issue requires an administrator to specifically configure ingress-nginx with a broken external component.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-4g2f-xcph-2335 | ingress-nginx has Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions |
| Link | Providers |
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| https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/136679 |
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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Kubernetes
Kubernetes ingress-nginx |
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| Vendors & Products |
Kubernetes
Kubernetes ingress-nginx |
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the protection afforded by the `auth-url` Ingress annotation may not be effective in the presence of a specific misconfiguration. If the ingress-nginx controller is configured with a default custom-errors configuration that includes HTTP errors 401 or 403, and if the configured default custom-errors backend is defective and fails to respect the X-Code HTTP header, then an Ingress with the `auth-url` annotation may be accessed even when authentication fails. Note that the built-in custom-errors backend works correctly. To trigger this issue requires an administrator to specifically configure ingress-nginx with a broken external component. | |
| Title | ingress-nginx auth-url protection bypass | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-754 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: kubernetes
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-18T17:29:42.496Z
Reserved: 2026-01-23T06:54:35.913Z
Link: CVE-2026-24513
Updated: 2026-02-04T18:20:54.231Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-02-03T23:16:07.130
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2026-24513
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Updated: 2026-04-18T00:00:09Z
Github GHSA