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CVE-2026-42946

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CVE-2026-42946

Published: May 13, 2026

Modified: May 13, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.5

MEDIUM

Description

A vulnerability exists in the ngx_http_scgi_module and ngx_http_uwsgi_module modules that may result in excessive memory allocation or an over-read of data. When scgi_pass or uwsgi_pass is configured, an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MITM) ability to control responses from an upstream server may be able to read the memory of the NGINX worker process or restart it.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

VendorProductVersions

F5

NGINX Plus

unaffected
R37 - < *
affected
R36 - < R36 P4
affected
R32 - < R32 P6

F5

NGINX Open Source

unaffected
1.31.0 - < *
affected
0.8.42 - < 1.30.1

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

References

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