Encoding Error Affecting nginx package, versions [1.29.4,1.30.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NGINX-16680403
  • published14 May 2026
  • disclosed13 May 2026
  • creditMufeed VH

Introduced: 13 May 2026

CVE-2026-42926  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-172  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade nginx to version 1.30.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Encoding Error in the proxy_set_body process when proxying HTTP/2 traffic with proxy_http_version set to 2. An attacker can manipulate upstream communication by injecting arbitrary frame headers and payload bytes to the upstream peer.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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