Bug 2436738 (CVE-2026-1642)

Summary:	CVE-2026-1642 nginx: NGINX: Data injection via man-in-the-middle attack on TLS proxied connections
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	caswilli, kaycoth
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in NGINX. When NGINX is 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.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2436870, 2436871
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-04 16:01:15 UTC

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.

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-03-03 11:27:19 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:3638 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3638