NGINX Unit before 1.7.1 might allow an attacker to cause a heap-based buffer overflow in…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NGINX Unit before 1.7.1 might allow an attacker to cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the router process with a specially crafted request. This may result in a denial of service (router process crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02854 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-7401
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mr8v-5jj9-4gc6
References
More F5 Nginx Unit vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01457 NGINX Unit Java Vulnerability CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2019-7401 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-7401 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mr8v-5jj9-4gc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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