Authentication Bypass Affecting nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-NGINXMODHTTPXSLTFILTER-16874271
  • published25 May 2026
  • disclosed13 May 2026

Introduced: 13 May 2026

CVE-2026-40460  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-290  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter package and not the nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1