Medium severity · published Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-97629
NGINX ngx_http_ssl_module vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Description
When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source is configured with ssl_session_cache
shared:name:size
without an explicit ssl_session_ticket_key file directives to automatically rotate SSL session ticket keys, a remote unauthenticated attacker is able to forge client SSL sessions
in a non-deterministic manner that is beyond the attacker's control. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass verification of client certificates.
Impact
This vulnerability can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors, possibly providing attackers with access to sensitive information. 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:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
NGINX Open Source · F5
1.31.0 before 1.31.7; 1.30.0 before 1.30.6; 1.23.3 · source: vendor
NP
NGINX Plus · F5
37.1.0 before 37.1.0.1; 37.0.0 before 37.0.5.1; R36; R35; R34; R33 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97629
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97629
vendor-advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162606
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