# CVE-2026-32254: Kube-router Proxy Module Blindly Trusts ExternalIPs/LoadBalancer IPs Enabling Cluster-Wide Traffic Hijacking and DNS DoS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-32254-kube-router-proxy-module-blindly-trusts-externalips-loadbalancer  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-03-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-32254 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-03-26

Kube-router Proxy Module Blindly Trusts ExternalIPs/LoadBalancer IPs Enabling Cluster-Wide Traffic Hijacking and DNS DoS in github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router

Technologies: [github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-cloudnativelabs-kube-router), [github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-cloudnativelabs-kube-router-v2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-32254 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-32254 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-32254?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 26 March 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.8.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-32254?** Yes. github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.8.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-32254?** Check whether you run github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router (Go) or github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/v2 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.8.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/v2@v2.8.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.8.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-32254
- GHSA-phqm-jgc3-qf8g
- GO-2026-4724

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