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Command and Code Injection

8 disclosed reports · $13,750 paid · 8 valid

Every dot is a report; the named ones are the most upvoted. Bright dots were paid a bounty. A report opens its page here: our analysis where there is one, and the link to HackerOne. The status is HackerOne's own outcome; "access needed" is only what a title states.

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Every one of the 8 is a mark on the map. Named now: 1 to 8, most upvoted first.

  1. Injection in path parameter of Ingress-nginx#2701701Kubernetes · 91 votesValid

    CVE-2021-25748

  2. CVE-2023-5528: Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage plugin leads to privilege escalation on Windows nodes#2231019Kubernetes · $5,000 · 67 votesValid

    CVE-2023-5528

  3. Ingress nginx annotation injection causes arbitrary command execution#1728174Kubernetes · $2,500 · 57 votesValid

    CVE-2021-25742CVE-2021-25746

  4. RCE on ingress-nginx-controller via Ingress spec.rules.http.paths.path field#1620702Kubernetes · $2,500 · 47 votesValid
  5. Code inject via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation#2039464Kubernetes · $2,500 · 40 votesValid

    CVE-2023-5044

  6. Ingress-nginx annotation injection allows retrieval of ingress-nginx serviceaccount token and secrets across all namespaces#1378175Kubernetes · 34 votesValid

    CVE-2021-25742

  7. Code Injection via Insecure Yaml.load#1051192Kubernetes · $250 · 17 votesValid
  8. The `io.kubernetes.client.util.generic.dynamic.Dynamics` contains a code execution vulnerability due to SnakeYAML#1807214Kubernetes · $1,000 · 10 votesValid

    CVE-2022-1471

paid a bounty

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Data as of 2026-11-15. CVE List through 2026-11-15 · EPSS of 2026-11-14 · CISA KEV checked 2026-11-15. Sources: the CVE List, CISA KEV, EPSS, NVD, nuclei templates and public bug bounty data.