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Critical NGINX Vulnerability Can Crash Workers and May Allow Remote Code Execution
F5 has shipped fixes for a critical nginx flaw that lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker trigger a heap buffer overflow in the worker process with crafted HTTP requests.
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A critical vulnerability has been identified in the NGINX web server software, which could allow a remote attacker to crash the worker process or potentially execute malicious code. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2026-42533, can be triggered by a specially crafted HTTP request. It is described as a heap buffer overflow issue, which can cause the worker process to crash or become unstable. The vulnerability has been patched in the latest versions of NGINX, including 1.30.4 and 1.31.3, as well as NGINX Plus 37.0.3.1. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate the risk of exploitation.
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