Medium severity · published Sep 15, 2026
CVE-2026-90439
NGINX ngx_http_v3_module vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_v3_module module. When using HTTP/3 with OpenSSL versions <= OpenSSL 3.5.0 under certain configurations, a limited heap buffer overflow could happen while processing a TLS handshake. This can happen in a non-deterministic manner that is beyond the attacker's control. This may cause a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart and/or limited data corruption.
Impact:
This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system or limited data corruption. 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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
NGINX Open Source · F5
1.29.2 before 1.31.6; 1.30.4 before 1.30.5 · source: vendor
NP
NGINX Plus · F5
37.1.0.1 before 37.1.1.2; 37.0.0.1 before 37.0.6.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90439
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90439
my.f5.com
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162604
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