CVE-2026-40460
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CVE-2026-40460 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.9/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | Dos | >= 4.3.0, <= 4.7.0 |
| F5 | Dos | 4.8.0 |
| F5 | Nginx Gateway Fabric | >= 1.3.0, <= 1.6.2 |
| F5 | Nginx Gateway Fabric | >= 2.0.0, <= 2.6.0 |
| F5 | Nginx Ingress Controller | >= 3.5.0, <= 3.7.2 |
| F5 | Nginx Ingress Controller | >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.1 |
| F5 | Nginx Ingress Controller | >= 5.0.0, <= 5.4.2 |
| F5 | Nginx Instance Manager | >= 2.16.0, <= 2.22.0 |
| F5 | Nginx Open Source | >= 1.25.0, <= 1.30.0 |
| F5 | Nginx Plus | >= r32, <= r36 |
| F5 | Waf | >= 4.9.0, <= 4.16.0 |
| F5 | Waf | >= 5.1.0, <= 5.8.0 |
| F5 | Waf | >= 5.9.0, <= 5.12.1 |
References
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161068Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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