Medium severity · published Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-56434
NGINX ngx_http_ssi_module vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_ssi_module module. This vulnerability may exist when the Server-Side Includes (SSI), proxy_pass, and proxy_buffering off directives are configured. With this configuration, an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MITM) ability to control responses from an upstream server may be able to cause a use-after-free in the NGINX worker process. This issue may lead to limited modification of memory or a restart of the NGINX worker process.
Impact:
This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to have limited control to modify memory contents or restart the NGINX worker process. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only.
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:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
NGINX Open Source · F5
1.31.2 before 1.31.3; 0.8.11 before 1.30.4 · source: vendor
NP
NGINX Plus · F5
37.0.0.1 before 37.0.3.1; R36 before R36 P7; R33 · source: vendor, NVD
NG
Nginx Gateway Fabric · F5
1.3.0 through 1.6.2; 2.0.0 before 2.6.7 · source: NVD
NI
Nginx Ingress Controller · F5
3.5.0 through 3.7.2; 5.0.0 before 5.5.3; 2026-lts-r1 before 2026-lts-r4; 4.0.0; 4.0.1 · source: NVD
WA
Waf · F5
4.11.0 through 4.16.0; 5.2.0 through 5.8.0; 5.9.0 before 5.13.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56434
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56434
Vendor Advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162098
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