CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-97629

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source configured with ssl_session_cache shared:name:size without explicit ssl_session_ticket_key directives to automatically rotate SSL session ticket keys allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to forge client SSL sessions in a non-deterministic manner. An attacker could leverage this to bypass verification of client certificates.

Risk Assessment

Bypassing client certificate verification can expose protected resources and functionality to unintended actors, potentially granting access to sensitive information.

Recommendation

Update NGINX to a version containing the fix, or configure explicit ssl_session_ticket_key directives to rotate SSL session ticket keys.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Description When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source is configured with ssl_session_cache shared:name:size without an explicit ssl_session_ticket_key file directives to automatically rotate SSL session ticket keys, a remote unauthenticated attacker is able to forge client SSL sessions in a non-deterministic manner that is beyond the attacker's control. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass verification of client certificates. Impact This vulnerability can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors, possibly providing attackers with access to sensitive information. 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS