High severity · published Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-60005
NGINX ngx_http_slice_module vulnerability
8.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_slice_module module. When the slice directive and unnamed regex captures are configured or when a background cache update happens, unauthenticated attackers can send requests that may cause uninitialized memory access in the NGINX worker process, leading to limited disclosure of memory or a restart.
Impact:
This vulnerability may allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to have limited control to disclose memory contents or restart the NGINX worker process. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only.
Note: The ngx_http_slice_module module is not enabled by default; it's enabled with the --with-http_slice_module configuration parameter.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% 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; 1.15.8 before 1.30.4 · source: vendor, NVD
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
NI
Nginx Instance Manager · F5
2.17.0 before 2.22.2 · 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-2026-60005
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-60005
Vendor Advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162100
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