Container Security
CVE-2026-42945: A Buffer Overflow in NGINX's Rewrite Module Reaches Into Your Kubernetes Clusters (May 2026)
Disclosed May 17, 2026 with public PoC and in-the-wild activity, CVE-2026-42945 is a buffer overflow in NGINX's ngx_http_rewrite_module. It affects core NGINX and the ingress controllers that wrap it, putting cluster ingress in scope.
May 18, 202612 min read