Is github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2 affected by GHSA-m23h-6mwm-39m8#github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2?

Go github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2 is affected in <=2.12.8.

medium

GHSA-m23h-6mwm-39m8#github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2

Q: Is GHSA-m23h-6mwm-39m8#github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is not available.

Go · github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2

Summary

Kong Ingress Controller for Kubernetes (KIC): Cross-namespace TLS Secret Exfiltration in Gateways with GatewayClass missing `konghq.com/gatewayclass-unmanaged: 'true'` annotation

Severity: medium
Published: 2026-05-19

References

https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/security/advisories/GHSA-m23h-6mwm-39m8
https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/7920
https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/7921

Related advisories

GHSA-3278-c88v-xrh4 — medium · Go/github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2
GHSA-3278-c88v-xrh4#github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2 — medium · Go/github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/v2

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.