🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-40460

MEDIUM 6.5

NGINX ngx_quic_module vulnerability

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, an attacker may be able to spoof their source IP address allowing for bypass of authorization or bypass of rate limiting.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CWE CWE-290
Vendor f5
Product nginx plus
Published May 13, 2026
Last Updated May 13, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

F5 / NGINX Plus
R36 < R36 P4 R32 < R32 P6
F5 / NGINX Open Source
1.26.0 < 1.30.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
my.f5.com: https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161068

Credits

🔍 F5 acknowledges Rodrigo Laneth of Miralium Research for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.