CVE-2026-40460When 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 limi…
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-290
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
f5 dos f5:dos | from 4.3.0 through 4.7.0; 4.8.0 | NVD |
f5 nginx_gateway_fabric f5:nginx_gateway_fabric | from 1.3.0 through 1.6.2; from 2.0.0 through 2.6.0 | NVD |
f5 nginx_ingress_controller f5:nginx_ingress_controller | from 3.5.0 through 3.7.2; from 4.0.0 through 4.0.1; from 5.0.0 through 5.4.2 | NVD |
f5 nginx_instance_manager f5:nginx_instance_manager | from 2.16.0 through 2.22.0 | NVD |
f5 nginx_open_source f5:nginx_open_source | from 1.25.0 through 1.30.0 | NVD |
f5 nginx_plus f5:nginx_plus | from r32 through r36 | NVD |
f5 waf f5:waf | from 4.9.0 through 4.16.0; from 5.1.0 through 5.8.0; from 5.9.0 through 5.12.1 | NVD |
References
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161068vendor-advisory
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