8.1High

CVE-2026-97205NGINX ngx_http_core_module vulnerability

F5 NGINX Plus; F5 NGINX Open Source Published: (20 days ago)

Description

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_core_module module. When asynchronous file I/O (AIO) is enabled in certain configurations, processing a Server Side Includes (SSI) page containing “include virtual” commands may trigger a Use-After-Free (UAF) in the NGINX worker process. This may cause memory corruption or a worker process crash. 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, corrupt its memory, or possibly trigger 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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-416

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
F5 NGINX Open Source 1.31.0 – < 1.31.7, 1.30.0 – < 1.30.6
F5 NGINX Plus 37.1.0 – < 37.1.0.1, 37.0.0 – < 37.0.5.1, R36, R35, R34, R33

Ubuntu fixes

  • USN-8955-1 nginx vulnerabilities Ubuntu 26.10, 26.04, 24.04, 22.04 · 26.10.2026 · nginx

References and patches