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AI agent finds 18-year-old remote code execution flaw in Nginx
Researchers have found a critical vulnerability in the widely used Nginx web server that can potentially lead to remote code execution under certain conditions.
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Researchers from DepthFirst AI discovered a heap buffer overflow in Nginx’s ngx_http_rewrite_module that can enable remote code execution. The flaw, tracked as CVE‑2026‑42945, has existed in the code for 18 years and affects Nginx versions 0.6.27 through 1.30.0. It received a 9.2 CVSS severity score. The vulnerability was patched in Nginx releases 1.31.0 and 1.30.1. The finding adds to a growing list of long‑standing bugs uncovered by AI‑assisted security tools.
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