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CVE-2020-8553

The Kubernetes ingress-nginx component prior to version 0.28.0 allows a user with the ability to create namespaces and to read and create ingress objects to overwrite the password file of another ingress which uses nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic and which has a hyphenated namespace or secret name.

Severity
Medium 5.9
Published
29 Jul 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
0.28.0
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Ingress NGINX ControllerServers and applications · cpe:a:kubernetes:ingress-nginx
  • Every version before 0.28.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8553
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8553