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CVE-2026-40701

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.8 Published: 2026-05-13 Modified: 2026-06-23

Description

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_ssl_module module when the ssl_verify_client directive is set to "on" or "optional," and the ssl_ocsp directive is set to "on" or the leaf parameters are configured with a resolver. With this configuration, an unauthenticated attacker can send requests along with conditions beyond its control that may cause a heap-use-after-free error in the NGINX worker process. This vulnerability may result in limited modification of data or the NGINX worker process restarting.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected Platforms

F5 WafF5 DosF5 Nginx Open SourceF5 Nginx Ingress ControllerF5 Nginx Gateway FabricF5 Nginx PlusF5 Nginx Instance Manager

Weakness Type

CWE-416

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