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CVE-2026-42055

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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NGINX ngx_http_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module vulnerability

CVE-2026-420554 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 46 = 16 + 20 + 0 + 10 + 0

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.06537  ·  without this subject the record ranks 30

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 8.1, from the CNA  ·  without this subject the record ranks 26

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 46

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

20 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 36

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 46

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$326,000over the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$326,000 = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.06537 likelihood

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Hindsight · the state

0.06537EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity8.1 HIGHreceipt
Harmtotal loss · unauthenticatedreceipt
Exploitationpublic proof-of-conceptreceipt
Defensefix version namedreceipt
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2026-06-18, 71 days at 0.07, as of 2026-08-28. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

FortinetCVE-2015-3113FortinetVMware vCenterFacebook WhatsAppAdobe Acrobat42055

This record is one instance of CWE-122, heap-based buffer overflow. The index holds 3216 prior instances of this class, 20 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. taxonomy@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · no user interaction · high attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflowreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-122: Availability: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); Integrity, Confidentiality, Availability, Access Control: Execute…[email protected]

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

Fixed in1.31.2; 1.30.3; 37.0.2.1receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository, 2026-06-19.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository2026-06-19receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA8.1 HIGHreceipt
Exploit probability0.06537 · top 7% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth10 products across 2 vendorsderived
Assigned byf5receipt
Recorded changes14 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productF5 NGINX Open Source; F5 NGINX Plusreceipt
Published rangesf5 nginx gateway fabric >= 1.3.0 <= 1.6.2; f5 nginx gateway fabric >= 2.0.0 <= 2.6.3; f5 nginx ingress controller >= 3.5.0 <= 3.7.2; f5 nginx ingress controller >= 4.0.0 <= 4.0.1receipt
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f5 nginx gateway fabric >= 1.3.0 <= 1.6.2
f5 nginx gateway fabric >= 2.0.0 <= 2.6.3
f5 nginx ingress controller >= 3.5.0 <= 3.7.2
f5 nginx ingress controller >= 4.0.0 <= 4.0.1
f5 nginx ingress controller >= 5.0.0 <= 5.5.0
f5 nginx instance manager >= 2.17.0 <= 2.22.0
f5 nginx open source >= 1.0.0 <= 1.30.2
f5 nginx open source >= 1.31.0 <= 1.31.1
f5 nginx plus >= 37.0.0.1 < 37.0.2.1
f5 nginx plus >= r33 < r36
f5 nginx plus r36
f5 dos >= 4.3.0 <= 4.7.0
f5 dos 4.9.0
f5 waf >= 4.10.0 <= 4.16.0
f5 waf >= 5.2.0 <= 5.8.0
f5 waf >= 5.9.0 <= 5.13.1
redhat update infrastructure >= 5.0 < 5.2
redhat enterprise linux 8.0
redhat enterprise linux 9.0
redhat enterprise linux 10.0
Fixed in1.31.2; 1.30.3; 37.0.2.1receipt

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Attack path

Unauthenticated network requestno credentials, no interactionF5 NGINX PlusCWE-122 weaknessFull compromise (C/I/A)C:H / I:H / A:Hexploits CWE-122data compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module modules. This vulnerability exists when the proxy_http_version to 2 or grpc_pass directives are used to proxy HTTP/2 traffic, the ignore_invalid_headers directive is set to off, and the large_client_header_buffers directive size is larger than 2 megabytes. A remote, unauthenticated attacker, along with conditions beyond their control, could send large headers while creating an upstream request. This may cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. receipt

Read the rest of the CNA's description

Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

NVD's analysis a second authority

weakness
CWE-122; CWE-787; CWE-131
affected versions
f5 nginx gateway fabric >= 1.3.0 <= 1.6.2; f5 nginx gateway fabric >= 2.0.0 <= 2.6.3; f5 nginx ingress controller >= 3.5.0 <= 3.7.2; and 17 more, listed in full below
also scored by
[email protected] 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X · [email protected] 8.1…

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Movement the material steps

18 Jun 20260.00636
28 Aug 20260.06537
Show all 11 observations
18 Jun 20260.00636
23 Jun 20260.01823
30 Jun 20260.02887
3 Jul 20260.02838
9 Jul 20260.0314
10 Jul 20260.03459
14 Jul 20260.03552
24 Jul 20260.04044
11 Aug 20260.04254
12 Aug 20260.04022
28 Aug 20260.06537

11 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.06537Published2026-06-17Public PoC2026-06-19Index as of2026-08-28

The record had been public for 2 months when this index was last written.

Published 2026-06-17 receipt · Public PoC 2026-06-19 receipt · Index as of 2026-08-28 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-122, heap-based buffer overflow. The index holds 3216 prior instances of this class, 20 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. [email protected]

CVE-2025-25249 · Fortinet FortiSwitchManagermatches 9 of 10KEV listed · 2026receipt
CVE-2015-3113matches 8 of 9KEV listed · 2015receipt
CVE-2023-27997 · Fortinet FortiOS-6K7Kmatches 8 of 10KEV listed · 2023receipt
CVE-2024-38812 · VMware vCenter Servermatches 8 of 10KEV listed · 2024receipt
CVE-2019-3568 · Facebook WhatsApp for Androidmatches 8 of 10KEV listed · 2019receipt
CVE-2021-21017 · Adobe Acrobat Readermatches 7 of 10KEV listed · 2021receipt

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3216 records in this class held. The six above are drawn from the ones CISA has listed as exploited, ranked by how much of the record matches this one. That is why every one of them is KEV-listed: the pool is, so the colour on those spokes says nothing the pool has not already said.

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f5 nginx open source

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