CVE-2026-1642
nginx: NGINX: Data injection via man-in-the-middle attack on TLS proxied connections
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 5, 2026
Updated · July 8, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in NGINX. When NGINX is configured to proxy to upstream Transport Layer Security (TLS) servers, An attacker with a man-in-the-middle (MITM) position on the upstream server side—along with conditions beyond the attacker's control—may be able to inject plain text data into the response from an upstream proxied server.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-349 · Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data