Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-40701
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_ssl_module module when the ssl_verify_client directive is set to "on" or "optional," and the ssl_ocsp directive is set to "on" or the leaf parameters are configured with a resolver. With this configuration, an unauthenticated attacker can send requests along with conditions beyond its control that may cause a heap-use-after-free error in the NGINX worker process. This vulnerability may result in limited modification of data or the NGINX worker process restarting.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.007
EPSS Ranking 47.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 4.8
Products affected by CVE-2026-40701
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Version: 4.5.0
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Version: 4.6.0
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Version: 4.7.0
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Version: 4.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:1.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:1.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:1.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:1.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:1.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:1.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:1.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_gateway_fabric:2.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:3.7.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:4.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:4.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.3.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:5.4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.16.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.17.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.17.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.17.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.17.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.17.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.18.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.19.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.19.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager:2.21.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.10
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.5
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.6
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.7
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.8
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.19.9
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.21.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.21.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.21.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.21.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.21.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.21.5
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.21.6
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.23.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.23.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.23.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.23.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.23.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.25.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.25.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.25.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.25.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.25.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.25.5
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.26.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.26.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.27.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.27.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.27.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.27.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.27.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.27.5
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.28.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.28.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.5
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.6
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.7
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.29.8
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_open_source:1.30.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r32
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r33
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r34
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r35
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:r36
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Version: 4.10.0
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Version: 4.11.0
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Version: 4.12.0
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Version: 4.13.0
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Version: 4.14.0
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Version: 4.15.0
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Version: 4.16.0
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Version: 4.9.0
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Version: 5.1.0
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Version: 5.10.0
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Version: 5.11.1
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Version: 5.12.0
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Version: 5.12.1
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Version: 5.2.0
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Version: 5.5.0
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Version: 5.6.0
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Version: 5.7.0
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Version: 5.8.0
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Version: 5.9.0