CVE-2026-90439
Public on 2026-09-15
Modified on 2026-09-17
Description
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_v3_module module. When using HTTP/3 with OpenSSL versions <= OpenSSL 3.5.0 under certain configurations, a limited heap buffer overflow could happen while processing a TLS handshake. This can happen in a non-deterministic manner that is beyond the attacker's control. This may cause a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart and/or limited data corruption.
Impact:
This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system or limited data corruption. 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.
Impact:
This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system or limited data corruption. 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.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Nginx1 Extra | nginx | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Nginx1.12 Extra | nginx | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nginx | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | nginx | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | nginx-awslc | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nginx-mod-headers-more | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | nginx-mod-headers-more | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nginx-mod-njs | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | nginx-mod-njs | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |