ID:12743 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus - CVE-2026-27654

 
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ID:12743 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus - CVE-2026-27654

Published: May 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124478
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-27654
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
NGINX Open Source
NGINX Plus

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the ngx_http_dav_module module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the server, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service attack or modify source or destination file names outside the document root. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.