PT-2026-27429 · F5 · Nginx Open Source+1

Published

2026-03-24

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Updated

2026-03-24

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CVE-2026-27651

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
When the ngx mail auth http module module is enabled on NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source, undisclosed requests can cause worker processes to terminate. This issue may occur when (1) CRAM-MD5 or APOP authentication is enabled, and (2) the authentication server permits retry by returning the Auth-Wait response header. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-27651

Affected Products

Nginx Open Source
Nginx Plus