CVE-2026-97629

Public on 2026-10-14
Modified on 2026-10-16
Description
Description
When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source is configured with ssl_session_cache

shared:name:size

without an explicit ssl_session_ticket_key file directives to automatically rotate SSL session ticket keys, a remote unauthenticated attacker is able to forge client SSL sessions

in a non-deterministic manner that is beyond the attacker's control. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass verification of client certificates.

Impact


This vulnerability can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors, possibly providing attackers with access to sensitive information. 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
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 2 - Nginx1.12 Extra nginx No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 nginx Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview nginx Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview nginx-awslc Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 nginx-mod-headers-more Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview nginx-mod-headers-more Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 nginx-mod-njs Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview nginx-mod-njs Not Affected

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:L/A:N