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Published

2026-05-15 08:50

Modified

2026-05-15 09:12

Summary

NGINX ngx_http_scgi_module and ngx_http_uwsgi_module vulnerability

Details

A vulnerability exists in the ngx_http_scgi_module and ngx_http_uwsgi_module modules that may result in excessive memory allocation or an over-read of data. When scgi_pass or uwsgi_pass is configured, an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MITM) ability to control responses from an upstream server may be able to read the memory of the NGINX worker process or restart it. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

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  },
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  "id": "BIT-nginx-2026-42946",
  "modified": "2026-05-15T09:12:54.074Z",
  "published": "2026-05-15T08:50:10.391Z",
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  "summary": "NGINX ngx_http_scgi_module and ngx_http_uwsgi_module vulnerability"
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CVE-2026-42946 (GCVE-0-2026-42946)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 14:12 – Updated: 2026-05-13 16:06

Title

NGINX ngx_http_scgi_module and ngx_http_uwsgi_module vulnerability

Summary

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


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

8.3 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
CWE-823 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset

Assigner

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161027	vendor-advisorypatch

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
F5	NGINX Plus	Unaffected: R37 , < * (custom) Affected: R36 , < R36 P4 (custom) Affected: R32 , < R32 P6 (custom)
F5	NGINX Open Source	Unaffected: 1.31.0 , < * (semver) Affected: 0.8.42 , < 1.30.1 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-05-13 14:00

Credits

F5 acknowledges Zhenpeng (Leo) Lin of depthfirst for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-42946 (GCVE-0-2026-42946)

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