CVE-2026-104939
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Unauthenticated Access in NGINX Ingress Controller via OAuth IdP Response
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-104939, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-14
Last updated on: 2026-10-14
Assigner: F5 Networks
Description
Description
Description
NGINX Ingress Controller has a vulnerability when implementing an externalAuth policy for ingress. NGINX Ingress Controller may mishandle the HTTP response from an OAuth IdP and allow an attacker to acquire unauthenticated access to protected paths before the proper external authentication can happen.
Impact
This vulnerability may allow remote attackers
unauthenticated
access to protected
paths. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only.
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 | Ingress Controller 5.6.0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-303 | The requirements for the product dictate the use of an established authentication algorithm, but the implementation of the algorithm is incorrect. |
