NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module modules. This vulnerability exists when the proxy_http_version to 2 or grpc_pass directives are used to proxy HTTP/2 traffic, the ignore_invalid_headers directive is set to off, and the large_client_header_buffers directive size is larger than 2 megabytes. A remote, unauthenticated attacker, along with conditions beyond their control, could send large headers while creating an upstream request. This may cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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F5 nginx Open Source
F5 nginx Ingress Controller F5 nginx App Protect Waf F5 nginx App Protect Dos F5 nginx Instance Manager F5 dos F5 waf F5 nginx Gateway Fabric F5 nginx Plus F5 |
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| CWE | CWE-787 | |
| References | () https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161584 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27197 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42055 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489866 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42055.json - Third Party Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:f5:waf:*:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r33:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r30:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r34:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r34:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r31:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r36:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r36:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:nginx_plus:r35:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r34:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r33:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r31:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:waf:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r31:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_app_protect_waf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:dos:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:nginx:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r31:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_app_protect_dos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r30:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r36:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r35:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r30:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r36:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r33:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r36:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r36:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r33:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CWE | CWE-131 | |
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Information
Published : 2026-06-17 15:16
Updated : 2026-07-15 02:21
NVD link : CVE-2026-42055
Mitre link : CVE-2026-42055
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42055
JSON object : View
Products Affected
f5
- dos
- nginx_open_source
- nginx_app_protect_waf
- nginx_plus
- nginx_app_protect_dos
- nginx_ingress_controller
- nginx_gateway_fabric
- nginx_instance_manager
- waf
