VDB-336992 · CVE-2025-14727 · K000158176

F5 NGINX Ingress Controller up to 5.3.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in F5 NGINX Ingress Controller up to 5.3.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-14727. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 NGINX Ingress Controller up to 5.3.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at my.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-14727 since 12/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 5.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-203903). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Web Server

Vendor

Name

NGINX Ingress Controller

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://f5.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NGINX Ingress Controller 5.3.1

Timelineinfo

12/15/2025 CVE reserved
12/17/2025 +2 days Advisory disclosed
12/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000158176
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-14727 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336992
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2025 18:40
Updated: 12/17/2025 20:38
Changes: 12/17/2025 18:40 (76), 12/17/2025 20:38 (1)
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