CVE-2025-14727

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.

CVSS v3 8.3 HIGH

8.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000158176	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

08 Jan 2026, 18:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000158176 -~~	() https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000158176 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		F5 F5 nginx Ingress Controller
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.3.0:::::::*

17 Dec 2025, 16:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-17 16:16

Updated : 2026-01-08 18:24

NVD link : CVE-2025-14727

Mitre link : CVE-2025-14727

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-14727

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

nginx_ingress_controller

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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