# CVE-2022-30535: NGINX Ingress Controller vulnerability CVE-2022-30535

> Authorized attackers can access secrets available to the NGINX Ingress Controller by creating or updating ingress objects.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-nginx-ingress-controller-2022-30535, GHSA-cmrv-mf45-jw6v

## What is CVE-2022-30535?

CVE-2022-30535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 NGINX Ingress Controller, published on 4 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In versions 2.x before 2.3.0 and all versions of 1.x, An attacker authorized to create or update ingress objects can obtain the secrets available to the NGINX Ingress Controller. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30535?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including nginx-ingress-controller. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `nginx-ingress-controller` | Bitnami | From 1.0.0 | 2.3.0 |

Products: F5 Nginx Ingress Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30535?

Upgrade nginx-ingress-controller to 2.3.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-30535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 NGINX Ingress Controller

- [CVE-2026-55723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55723/): NGINX Ingress Controller vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-14727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14727/): NGINX Ingress Controller vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-52865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52865/): NGINX Ingress Controller vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-41743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41743/): NGINX ngx_http_hls_module vulnerability CVE-2022-41743 (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2021-23055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23055/): Security feature bypass in NGINX Ingress Controller (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30535 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 NGINX Ingress Controller, published on 4 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- nginx-ingress-controller (Bitnami): affected from 1.0.0; fixed in 2.3.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30535/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30535
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30535
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30535

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30535/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.