7.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-32254
Kube-router Proxy Module Blindly Trusts ExternalIPs/LoadBalancer IPs Enabling Cluster-Wide Traffic Hijacking and DNS DoS
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 18, 2026, 4:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 18, 2026, 4:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Kube-router to 2.8.0 or later. Apply workarounds if updating is not possible.
  • Update Kube-router to version 2.8.0 or later.
  • Enable DenyServiceExternalIPs feature gate.
  • Deploy admission policy.
  • Restrict service creation RBAC.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-32254.

URL Resource
https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/commit/a1f0b2eea3ee0f66b9a5b5c49dcb714619ccd456
https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/releases/tag/v2.8.0
https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/security/advisories/GHSA-phqm-jgc3-qf8g
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added Reference https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/commit/a1f0b2eea3ee0f66b9a5b5c49dcb714619ccd456
    Added Reference https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/releases/tag/v2.8.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/security/advisories/GHSA-phqm-jgc3-qf8g
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