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CVE-2026-42055

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 4.04%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-06-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. It affects Nginx. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2026-42055
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
4.04%
Nginx

Original NVD Description

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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