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nginx 1.15.8 < 1.30.4 / 1.31.2 < 1.31.3 Memory Disclosure

high Nessus Plugin ID 330084

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by memory disclosure vulnerability.

Description

According to its Server response header, the installed version of nginx is 1.30.0 prior to 1.30.4, or 1.31.2 prior to 1.31.3. It is, therefore, affected by memory disclosure vulnerability:

 - NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_slice_module module. When the slice directive and unnamed regex captures are configured or when a background cache update happens, unauthenticated attackers can send requests that may cause uninitialized memory access in the NGINX worker process, leading to limited disclosure of memory or a restart. Impact: This vulnerability may allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to have limited control to disclose memory contents or restart the NGINX worker process. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only. Note: The ngx_http_slice_module module is not enabled by default; it's enabled with the --with-http_slice_module configuration parameter. (CVE-2026-60005)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to nginx 1.30.4, 1.31.3 or later.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162100

https://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 330084

File Name: nginx-CVE-2026-60005.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: Combined

Agent: unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/27/2026

Updated: 10/14/2026

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 51.57

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-60005

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Threat Score: 6.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nginx:nginx

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/nginx

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-60005

IAVA: 2026-A-0754