CVE-2026-55233

HIGH

OpenResty: Buffer overflow when writing PROXY protocol v2 header to upstream

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

OpenResty is a high performance web platform. From 1.29.2.1 to before 1.29.2.5, an out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the upstream PROXY protocol v2 implementation. When OpenResty is configured to send PROXY protocol version 2 headers to upstream servers, constructing the header in the stream proxy protocol v2 patch can write beyond the bounds of the allocated buffer, causing the worker process to crash and resulting in a denial of service. Only configurations that explicitly enable PROXY protocol v2 for upstream connections are impacted. This issue is fixed in version 1.29.2.5.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
openresty/openresty 1.29.2.1 - 1.29.2.5
openresty/openresty >= 1.29.2.1, < 1.29.2.5
Published Jul 10, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 11, 2026