CVE-2026-78222

8.7 highEPSS 0.6%

High (8.7). EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability exists in NGINX JavaScript where a malformed HTTP response received by ngx.fetch() can crash an NGINX worker when trusted JavaScript reads Response.statusText. Exploitation requires control or influence over the fetched HTTP response. Impact: This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.7 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 49% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-476
Published: 2026-09-02
Modified: 2026-09-02
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162603

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