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CVE-2026-42533

NGINX Map directive and Regex matching vulnerability PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

A vulnerability exists in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source when a map directive uses regex matching and a string expression references the map's regex capture variables before referencing the map output variable. Alternatively, the same result could be achieved by using a non-cacheable variable in a string expression under certain conditions. An unauthenticated attacker along with conditions beyond their control can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests. This may cause a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR. Impact: This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system or to possibly trigger a code execution. 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 (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
F5 / NGINX Plusaffected 37.0.0.1 before 37.0.3.1; affected R36 before R36 P7; affected R33 before *
F5 / NGINX Open Sourceaffected 1.31.2 before 1.31.3; affected 0.9.6 before 1.30.4

CWE

CWE-122

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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