CVE-2026-40701
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 52% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-416
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- f5:dos
- f5:nginx_gateway_fabric
- f5:nginx_ingress_controller
- f5:nginx_instance_manager
- f5:nginx_open_source
- f5:nginx_plus
- f5:waf