Integer overflow in NGINX Open Source - CVE-2026-27784

 

Integer overflow in NGINX Open Source - CVE-2026-27784

Published: March 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124480
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-27784
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the ngx_http_mp4_module module. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted MP4 data to the server, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability affects only 32-bit NGINX Open Source deployments. 


Affected software

NGINX Open Source
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
Server Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
Fedora
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
nginx-mod-vts
nginx-mod-fancyindex
nginx-mod-headers-more
nginx-mod-brotli
nginx-mod-modsecurity
nginx (Ubuntu package)
nginx-mod-naxsi
nginx (Red Hat package)
nginx-source
nginx
nginx-debuginfo
nginx-debugsource
nginx-mod-http-image-filter
nginx-help
nginx-filesystem
nginx-all-modules
nginx-mod-stream
nginx-mod-mail
nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter
nginx-mod-http-perl
nginx-mod-devel
nginx-doc
nginx-core

How to mitigate CVE-2026-27784

Install updates from vendor's website.

NGINX Open Source - addressed in versions 1.28.3, 1.29.7
nginx-mod-vts - update to 0.2.4-7.fc44
nginx-mod-fancyindex - update to 0.6.0-2.fc44
nginx-mod-headers-more - update to 0.39-7.fc44
nginx-mod-brotli - update to 1.0.0~rc-7.fc44
nginx-mod-modsecurity - update to 1.0.4-8.fc44
nginx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm6, 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm7, 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm2, 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7+esm1
nginx-mod-naxsi - update to 1.6-15.fc44
nginx (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.20.1-10.el9_0.3, 1.20.1-14.el9_2.5, 1.20.1-16.el9_4.5, 1.20.1-24.el9_7.2, 1.26.3-1.el10_0.8, 1.26.3-2.el10_1.1
nginx-source - addressed in versions 1.21.5-150400.3.15.1, 1.21.5-150600.10.15.1
nginx - addressed in versions 1.21.5-150400.3.15.1, 1.21.5-150600.10.15.1
nginx-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.21.5-150400.3.15.1, 1.21.5-150600.10.15.1
nginx-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.21.5-150400.3.15.1, 1.21.5-150600.10.15.1
nginx-mod-http-image-filter - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-help - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-filesystem - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-all-modules - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-mod-stream - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-mod-mail - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-mod-http-perl - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-mod-devel - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-debugsource - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx-debuginfo - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx - update to 1.24.0-8
nginx - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-filesystem - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-doc - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-all-modules - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-mod-stream - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-mod-mail - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-mod-http-perl - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-mod-http-image-filter - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-mod-devel - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx-core - update to 1.26.2-6
nginx - update to 1.28.3-1.fc44

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