High severity · published Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-42055
NGINX ngx_http_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module vulnerability
8.1
CVSS
6.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module modules. This vulnerability exists when the proxy_http_version to 2 or grpc_pass directives are used to proxy HTTP/2 traffic, the ignore_invalid_headers directive is set to off, and the large_client_header_buffers directive size is larger than 2 megabytes. A remote, unauthenticated attacker, along with conditions beyond their control, could send large headers while creating an upstream request. This may cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.5% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
NGINX Open Source · F5
1.13.10 before 1.31.2; 1.30.2 before 1.30.3 · source: vendor, NVD
NP
NGINX Plus · F5
37.0 before 37.0.2.1; R36 before R36 P6 · source: vendor, NVD
DI
Discovery · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DO
Dos · F5
4.3.0 through 4.7.0; 4.9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
HI
Hardened Images · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NG
Nginx Gateway Fabric · F5
1.3.0 through 1.6.2; 2.0.0 through 2.6.3 · source: NVD
NI
Nginx Ingress Controller · F5
3.5.0 through 3.7.2; 4.0.0 through 4.0.1; 5.0.0 through 5.5.0 · source: NVD
NI
Nginx Instance Manager · F5
2.17.0 through 2.22.0 · source: NVD
UI
Update Infrastructure · Redhat
5.0 before 5.2 · source: NVD
WA
Waf · F5
4.10.0 through 4.16.0; 5.2.0 through 5.8.0; 5.9.0 through 5.13.1 · source: NVD
RH
Red Hat Discovery 2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
F5 Patches Critical NGINX Vulnerabilities Enabling Unauthenticated Code Execution
F5 released emergency updates for critical NGINX flaws (CVE-2026-42530, CVE-2026-42055) that could enable unauthenticated code execution. F5 has issued out-of-band patches for multiple NGINX vulnerabilities, including two critical flaws, respectively tracked as CVE-2026-42530 and CVE-2026-42055 (CVSS 9.2). The bugs affect HTTP modules and can be exploited remotely without authentication to trigger memory corruption, potentially causing […]
Jun 18, 2026·Security Affairs
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42055
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42055
Vendor Advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161584
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27197
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36331
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36364
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36618
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36639
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