CVE-2026-60005
HighCVSS 8.2Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk50th percentile - higher than 50% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability exists in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source within the ngx_http_slice_module module. When the slice directive with unnamed regex captures is configured or during a background cache update, unauthenticated attackers can send requests causing uninitialized memory access in the NGINX worker process, leading to limited memory disclosure or a restart.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization includes remote, unauthenticated disclosure of memory contents or disruption of NGINX worker processes, potentially leading to leakage of sensitive data or service availability issues.
Recommendation
Immediately update NGINX to the latest patched version. If the ngx_http_slice_module is not required, disable it by omitting the --with-http_slice_module configuration parameter during compilation.
Other vulnerabilities in NGINX
See all- CVE-2016-1247High
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie and earlier versions on Ubuntu and Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.
- CVE-2016-4450High
In nginx before 1.10.1 and 1.11.x before 1.11.1, a vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and worker process crash) via a crafted request, involving writing a client request body to a temporary file.
- CVE-2016-0742High
The resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invalid pointer dereference, leading to a worker process crash.
- CVE-2014-0133High
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPDY implementation in nginx 1.3.15 before 1.4.7 and 1.5.x before 1.5.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.
- CVE-2026-9256High
A vulnerability in the ngx_http_rewrite_module of NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source occurs when a rewrite directive uses a regex pattern with overlapping PCRE captures and a replacement string referencing multiple captures. An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted HTTP requests, causing a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process, leading to a restart.
- CVE-2026-42945High
A vulnerability exists in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source within the ngx_http_rewrite_module. It occurs when the rewrite directive is followed by rewrite, if, or set directives and an unnamed PCRE capture (e.g., $1, $2) with a replacement string containing a question mark (?). An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted HTTP requests, causing a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process, leading to a restart.
- CVE-2026-27654High
A vulnerability in the NGINX ngx_http_dav_module allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process. The issue occurs when the configuration uses MOVE or COPY methods with alias directives and prefix locations.
- CVE-2016-0746Critical
A use-after-free vulnerability in the resolver in nginx versions 0.6.18 through 1.8.0 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted DNS response related to CNAME response processing.
- CVE-2026-56434Medium
A vulnerability exists in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source within the ngx_http_ssi_module module. This issue occurs when Server-Side Includes (SSI), proxy_pass, and proxy_buffering off directives are configured. An unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MITM) capability to control upstream server responses may trigger a use-after-free in the NGINX worker process.
- CVE-2026-42533High
A vulnerability in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source occurs when a map directive uses regex matching and a string expression references the map's regex capture variables before referencing the map output variable. An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted HTTP requests, causing a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process, leading to a restart or potential code execution.
Original NVD description (English source)
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_slice_module module. When the slice directive and unnamed regex captures are configured or when a background cache update happens, unauthenticated attackers can send requests that may cause uninitialized memory access in the NGINX worker process, leading to limited disclosure of memory or a restart. Impact: This vulnerability may allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to have limited control to disclose memory contents or restart the NGINX worker process. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only. Note: The ngx_http_slice_module module is not enabled by default; it's enabled with the --with-http_slice_module configuration parameter. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

