Authentication Bypass Affecting nginx-source package, versions <1.27.2-160000.6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-NGINXSOURCE-18387945
  • published29 Jul 2026
  • disclosed24 Jul 2026

Introduced: 24 Jul 2026

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 nginx-source to version 1.27.2-160000.6.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nginx-source package and not the nginx-source package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 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