FKIE_CVE-2026-42533
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-15 15:16 - Updated: 2026-08-10 15:28
Severity
Summary
A vulnerability exists in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source when a map directive uses regex matching and a string expression references the map's regex capture variables before referencing the map output variable. Alternatively, the same result could be achieved by using a non-cacheable variable in a string expression under certain conditions. An unauthenticated attacker along with conditions beyond their control can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests. This may cause a heap 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.
Impact:
This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system or to possibly trigger a code execution. 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.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| f5sirt@f5.com | https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162097 | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| f5 | nginx_gateway_fabric | * | |
| f5 | nginx_gateway_fabric | * | |
| f5 | nginx_ingress_controller | * | |
| f5 | nginx_ingress_controller | * | |
| f5 | nginx_ingress_controller | * | |
| f5 | nginx_ingress_controller | 4.0.0 | |
| f5 | nginx_ingress_controller | 4.0.1 | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | * | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | * | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 | |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 | |
| f5 | waf | * | |
| f5 | waf | * | |
| f5 | waf | * |
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