CVE-2026-48142

MEDIUM

F5 NGINX Open Source - NGINX ngx_http_charset_module Vulnerability

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_charset_module module. When content is served or proxied through a location block with both source_charset utf-8; and a charset directive (for example, charset koi8-r;) configured, remote, unauthenticated attackers can send requests (in conjunction with conditions beyond their control) to cause a heap buffer over-read in the NGINX worker process, leading to limited disclosure of memory or a restart. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161585

Scores

CVSS v3 4.8
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 32.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (12)
f5/dos 4.9.0
f5/dos 4.3.0 - 4.7.0
F5/NGINX Open Source 1.13.10 - 1.31.2
F5/NGINX Open Source 1.30.0 - 1.30.3
F5/NGINX Plus 37.0 - 37.0.2.1
F5/NGINX Plus R36 - R36 P6
f5/nginx_gateway_fabric 1.3.0 - 1.6.2
f5/nginx_ingress_controller 3.5.0 - 3.7.2
f5/nginx_instance_manager 2.17.0 - 2.22.0
f5/nginx_open_source 1.0.0 - 1.30.2
... and 2 more
Published Jun 17, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 17, 2026