CVE-2026-40460

When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, an attacker may be able to spoof their source IP address allowing for bypass of authorization or bypass of rate limiting.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
References
Link Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161068 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:dos:*:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:dos:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:waf:*:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:waf:*:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:waf:*:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:*

History

29 Jun 2026, 14:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161068 - () https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161068 - Vendor Advisory
First Time F5 nginx Open Source
F5 nginx Ingress Controller
F5 nginx Instance Manager
F5 dos
F5 waf
F5 nginx Gateway Fabric
F5 nginx Plus
F5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:f5:waf:*:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:dos:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:dos:*:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

13 May 2026, 16:27

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-13 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-29 14:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-40460

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40460

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40460


JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

  • dos
  • nginx_open_source
  • nginx_plus
  • nginx_ingress_controller
  • nginx_gateway_fabric
  • nginx_instance_manager
  • waf
CWE
CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing