VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-40460

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-13
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Description

When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, an attacker may be able to spoof their source IP address allowing for bypass of authorization or bypass of rate limiting.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness classification

  • f5sirt@f5.com: CWE-290

Primary references