Bug 2552364 (CVE-2026-97629)

Summary:	CVE-2026-97629 nginx: nginx: Client certificate verification bypass via forged SSL sessions
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in nginx. Under specific configurations where shared SSL session caching is enabled without explicit session ticket key rotation, a remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to forge client Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) sessions. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass client certificate verification and gain unauthorized access to protected resources and sensitive information.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-14 14:53:26 UTC

Description
When NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source is configured with ssl_session_cache 

shared:name:size

without an explicit ssl_session_ticket_key file directives to automatically rotate SSL session ticket keys, a remote unauthenticated attacker is able to forge client SSL sessions 

in a non-deterministic manner that is beyond the attacker's control. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass verification of client certificates.

Impact


This vulnerability can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors, possibly providing attackers with access to sensitive information. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only.






Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.