CVE-2026-52865

When NGINX Ingress Controller processes Ingress or TransportServer resources, an authenticated, remote attacker with permission to create or modify Ingress or TransportServer resources can cause the NGINX Ingress Controller process to terminate. Impact: The NGINX Ingress Controller control plane process terminates and enters a persistent crash loop while the malformed Ingress or TransportServer resource remains in the cluster. This vulnerability allows a remote, authenticated attacker with at least Ingress or TransportServer resource write access to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX Ingress Controller system. There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161834	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-15 15:16

Updated : 2026-07-16 14:02

NVD link : CVE-2026-52865

Mitre link : CVE-2026-52865

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52865

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

nginx_ingress_controller

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

{"id": "CVE-2026-52865", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-52865", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-07-15T15:36:49.413847Z"}}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "f5sirt@f5.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8}], "cvssMetricV40": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "f5sirt@f5.com", "cvssData": {"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "version": "4.0", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "baseScore": 7.1, "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED"}}]}, "affected": [{"source": "f5sirt@f5.com", "affectedData": [{"vendor": "F5", "modules": ["Ingress", "TransportServer"], "product": "NGINX Ingress Controller", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "5.0.0", "lessThan": "5.5.2", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2026-lts-r1", "lessThan": "2026-lts-r3", "versionType": "custom"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}]}], "published": "2026-07-15T15:16:44.587", "references": [{"url": "https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161834", "tags": ["Mitigation", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "f5sirt@f5.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "f5sirt@f5.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "When NGINX Ingress Controller processes Ingress or TransportServer resources, an authenticated, remote attacker with permission to create or modify Ingress or TransportServer resources can cause the NGINX Ingress Controller process to terminate. \n\n\n\nImpact:\nThe NGINX Ingress Controller control plane process terminates and enters a persistent crash loop while the malformed Ingress or TransportServer resource remains in the cluster. This vulnerability allows a remote, authenticated attacker with at least Ingress or TransportServer resource write access to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX Ingress Controller system. There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only.\n\nNote: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated."}], "lastModified": "2026-07-16T14:02:35.633", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "10D5B143-4C1E-4626-8B49-3EA7160E9256", "versionEndIncluding": "3.7.2", "versionStartIncluding": "3.5.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "73A1CDBB-49F6-4AB6-AA67-542FD8017D6A", "versionEndIncluding": "4.0.1", "versionStartIncluding": "4.0.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "5D5C5B30-90A6-4F31-99BB-D8AC3C3A8425", "versionEndExcluding": "5.5.2", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0.0"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "f5sirt@f5.com"}