CVE-2026-55233
HIGHOpenResty: Buffer overflow when writing PROXY protocol v2 header to upstream
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/openresty/openresty/security/advisories/GHSA-wx83-v28q-68gx
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https://github.com/openresty/openresty/commit/5c56ad2958a2dad8b2cc99f4987b8642cbc647d1
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