CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It affects Nginx. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2026-42946
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.93%
Nginx
Original NVD Description
A vulnerability exists in the ngx_http_scgi_module and ngx_http_uwsgi_module modules that may result in excessive memory allocation or an over-read of data. When scgi_pass or uwsgi_pass is configured, an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MITM) ability to control responses from an upstream server may be able to read the memory of the NGINX worker process or restart it. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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