NGINX Rift: an 18-year-old flaw in the world's most deployed web server just came to light
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-42945+3 related CVEs | Heap Buffer Overflow in NGINX Plus & Open Source rewrite module — DoS, potential RCE | 9.2 group max | 68% | PoC ×6 |
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Researchers found a critical 18-year-old buffer overflow flaw in NGINX, tracked as CVE-2026-42945 and named NGINX Rift. If you run NGINX, and statistically speaking, there is a very good chance you do, this week brought news worth stopping for.
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