Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2023-5044?

Affected: Ingress-Nginx (Kubernetes); ingress-nginx-controller-1.13 (chainguard); ingress-nginx-controller-1.14 (chainguard), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2023-5044 being exploited in the wild?

It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.

Is CVE-2023-5044 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2023-5044?

No public exploit code is known.

How urgently should CVE-2023-5044 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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CVE-2023-5044

High

Ingress-nginx code injection via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation

Published Oct 30, 2023 · Updated Sep 10, 2026 · Also known as GHSA-fp9f-44c2-cw27, GO-2024-2428

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2023-5044 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.2 v4) affecting Ingress-Nginx (Kubernetes), ingress-nginx-controller-1.13 (chainguard), ingress-nginx-controller-1.14 (chainguard) and 3 more products.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
EPSS estimates a 57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Fixed versions are available, including Ingress-Nginx 1.9.0, ingress-nginx-controller-1.13 1.13.9-r14, ingress-nginx-controller-1.14 1.14.5-r16.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v4

7.2

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

57%

Higher than 99.0% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

Code injection via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation.

Affected Products

9 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Ingress-NginxKubernetes	See advisory	1.9.0
ingress-nginx-controller-1.13chainguard	See advisory	1.13.9-r14
ingress-nginx-controller-1.14chainguard	See advisory	1.14.5-r27
ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.13chainguard	See advisory	1.13.9-r12
ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.14chainguard	See advisory	1.14.5-r12

1 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

Ingress-Nginx

1.9.0

ingress-nginx-controller-1.13

1.13.9-r14

ingress-nginx-controller-1.14

1.14.5-r16, 1.14.5-r27

ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.13

1.13.9-r12

ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.14

1.14.5-r12

k8s.io/ingress-nginx

1.9.0

Timeline

Publicly disclosed
Oct 30, 2023
Last updated
Sep 10, 2026

Weakness Type

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

References

9 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

Common Questions.

Code injection via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation.
Affected: Ingress-Nginx (Kubernetes); ingress-nginx-controller-1.13 (chainguard); ingress-nginx-controller-1.14 (chainguard), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
Fixed versions are available, including Ingress-Nginx 1.9.0, ingress-nginx-controller-1.13 1.13.9-r14, ingress-nginx-controller-1.14 1.14.5-r16.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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