CVE-2026-40701

Public on 2026-05-13
Modified on 2026-05-15
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Nginx1 Extra nginx Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 nginx Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L