Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting nginx package, versions <1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7+esm1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-NGINX-15246740
  • published26 Feb 2026
  • disclosed4 Feb 2026

Introduced: 4 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-1642  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-345  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 nginx to version 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nginx package and not the nginx package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability exists in NGINX OSS and NGINX Plus when configured to proxy to upstream Transport Layer Security (TLS) servers. An attacker with a man-in-the-middle (MITM) position on the upstream server side—along with conditions beyond the attacker's control—may be able to inject plain text data into the response from an upstream proxied server.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1