CVE-2026-40701

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
F5NGINX PlusR37 < *unaffected
F5NGINX PlusR36 < R36 P4affected
F5NGINX PlusR32 < R32 P6affected
F5NGINX Open Source1.31.0 < *unaffected
F5NGINX Open Source1.19.0 < 1.30.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-416: CWE-416 Use After Free

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References