F5 NGINX Ingress Controller: denial of service
High7.1CVE-2026-52865 · Published Jul 15, 2026 · updated Jul 16, 2026
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.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| NGINX Ingress Controller Product | >= 5.0.0, < 5.5.2 | 5.5.2 |
| >= 2026-lts-r1, < 2026-lts-r3 | 2026-lts-r3 |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- 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
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-476
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| Jul 15 | When NGINX Ingress Controller is configured with Custom Resource Definitions | High8.7 | 5.5.2+1 more |
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