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  "details": "NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module modules. This vulnerability exists when the proxy_http_version to 2 or grpc_pass directives are used to proxy HTTP/2 traffic, the ignore_invalid_headers directive is set to off, and the large_client_header_buffers directive size is larger than 2 megabytes. A remote, unauthenticated attacker, along with conditions beyond their control, could send large headers while creating an upstream request. This may cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR. \n\n\nNote: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-42055",
  "modified": "2026-07-10T03:54:49.004123423Z",
  "published": "2026-06-17T15:16:50.353Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27197"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36331"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36364"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36618"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42055"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489866"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161584"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42055.json"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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  ]
}