CVE-2026-90439

Summary

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_v3_module module. When using HTTP/3 with OpenSSL versions <= OpenSSL 3.5.0 under certain configurations, a limited heap buffer overflow could happen while processing a TLS handshake. This can happen in a non-deterministic manner that is beyond the attacker's control. This may cause a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart and/or limited data corruption.

Impact: This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system or limited data corruption. 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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
F5NGINX Plus37.1.0.1 < 37.1.1.1affected
F5NGINX Plus37.0.0.1 < 37.0.6.1affected
F5NGINX Open Source1.29.2 < 1.31.6affected
F5NGINX Open Source1.30.4 < 1.30.5affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-122: CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Workarounds

Disable HTTP/3 by removing "quic" from the "listen" directive. Alternatively, enable HTTP/3 by adding "quic" to all configured server blocks.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

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