Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-32254 · published 18 March 2026
CVE-2026-32254: Kube-router improper access control vulnerability
KKube Router · Kube Router
Kube-router is a turnkey solution for Kubernetes networking. Prior to version 2.8.0, Kube-router's proxy module does not validate externalIPs or loadBalancer IPs before programming them into the node's network configuration. Version 2.8.0 contains a patch for the issue. Available workarounds include enabling DenyServiceExternalIPs feature gate, deploying admission policy, restricting service creation RBAC, monitoring service changes, and applying BGP prefix filtering.
Description
Kube-router is a turnkey solution for Kubernetes networking. Prior to version 2.8.0, Kube-router's proxy module does not validate externalIPs or loadBalancer IPs before programming them into the node's network configuration. Version 2.8.0 contains a patch for the issue. Available workarounds include enabling DenyServiceExternalIPs feature gate, deploying admission policy, restricting service creation RBAC, monitoring service changes, and applying BGP prefix filtering.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/commit/a1f0b2eea3ee0f66b9a5b5c49dcb714619ccd456 | Patch |
| https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/releases/tag/v2.8.0 | ProductRelease Notes |
| https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/security/advisories/GHSA-phqm-jgc3-qf8g | ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/security/advisories/GHSA-phqm-jgc3-qf8g | ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-32254), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.