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NGINX Rift: Achieving NGINX Remote Code Execution via an 18-Year-Old Vulnerability (opens in new tab)

Covered by 17 sources including BleepingComputer, theregisterDiscussed on Hacker News, Lobsters, and r/netsec

Covered in 21 articles

BleepingComputer·

18-year-old NGINX vulnerability allows DoS, potential RCE

NGINX Rift attackers waste no time targeting exposed servers

PoC Code Published for Critical NGINX Vulnerability

OpenAI Confirms Breach 🤖, 18-Year NGINX Rift RCE 🌐, Two New Windows 0-Days 🪟

CVE-2026-42945 – Critical heap buffer overflow in Nginx ngx_HTTP_rewrite_module

Discussed on Hacker News and Hacker News

Security Affairs·

INTERNATIONAL EDITION

csoonline.com·

AI agent finds 18-year-old remote code execution flaw in Nginx

Leaders warn that AI bug hunting outpaces humanity’s ability to defend systems

IT Security Weekend Catch Up

news.risky.biz·

Risky Bulletin: Indonesia emerges as a new hub for cyber scams

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Servidores NGINX sob ataque contra a CVE-2026-42945

Falha crítica de 18 anos no NGINX permite DoS e potencial RCE

Borns IT- und Windows-Blog·

NGINX-Schwachstelle (CVE-2026-42945) wird ausgenutzt

Mega Noticias Informáticas·

Un nuevo fallo crítico en NGINX podría comprometer servidores web si no se actualizan a tiempo

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