CVE-2026-9256
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Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-9256, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-05-22
Last updated on: 2026-08-11
Assigner: F5 Networks
Description
Description
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_rewrite_module module. This vulnerability exists when a rewrite directive uses a regex pattern with distinct, overlapping Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) captures (for example, ^/((.*))$) and a replacement string that references multiple such captures (for example, $1$2) in a redirect or arguments context. An unauthenticated attacker along with conditions beyond their control can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests. This may cause a heap 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.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| f5 | nginx_gateway_fabric | From 1.3.0 (inc) to 1.6.2 (inc) |
| f5 | dos | From 4.3.0 (inc) to 4.7.0 (inc) |
| f5 | dos | 4.9.0 |
| f5 | waf | From 4.10.0 (inc) to 4.16.0 (inc) |
| f5 | waf | From 5.2.0 (inc) to 5.8.0 (inc) |
| f5 | nginx_ingress_controller | From 3.5.0 (inc) to 3.7.2 (inc) |
| f5 | nginx_instance_manager | From 2.17.0 (inc) to 2.22.1 (exc) |
| f5 | waf | From 5.9.0 (inc) to 5.13.0 (inc) |
| f5 | nginx_gateway_fabric | From 2.0.0 (inc) to 2.6.2 (exc) |
| f5 | nginx_ingress_controller | From 4.0.0 (inc) to 4.0.1 (inc) |
| f5 | nginx_ingress_controller | From 5.0.0 (inc) to 5.4.3 (exc) |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | discovery | * |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 10.0 |
| redhat | hardened_images | * |
| redhat | update_infrastructure | From 5.0 (inc) to 5.2 (exc) |
| f5 | nginx_open_source | From 0.1.17 (inc) to 0.9.7 (inc) |
| f5 | nginx_open_source | 1.31.0 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | From r33 (inc) to r36 (exc) |
| f5 | nginx_plus | 37.0.0.1 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r32 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r32 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r32 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r32 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r32 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r32 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r32 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 |
| f5 | nginx_plus | r36 |
| f5 | nginx_open_source | From 1.0.0 (inc) to 1.30.2 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-122 | A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). |
