Kubernetes Ingress NGINX Controller Installed (Linux)

info Nessus Plugin ID 233356

Synopsis

Kubernetes Ingress NGINX Controller is installed on the remote Linux host.

Description

Kubernetes Ingress NGINX Controller is installed on the remote Linux host.

Note: This detection requires access to low-level container runtime data used by Kubernetes to manage running workloads.
These files include mounted container filesystems and metadata that are only accessible to privileged users (e.g., root).

To ensure accurate detection, SSH credentials provided to the scanner should have sufficient privileges to read these runtime files.

In Nessus, this can be done by enabling the 'Elevate privileges with sudo' option so that the scanner can access the protected container data typically restricted to root.

See Also

https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 233356

File Name: kubernetes_ingress_nginx_controller_linux_installed.nbin

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/26/2025

Updated: 3/27/2025

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:kubernetes:nginx_ingress_controller

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, installed_sw/Kubernetes

Excluded KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version