NGINX HTTP/3 QUIC vulnerability (CVE-2024-32760)
CVE-2024-32760 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting NGINX Plus and NGINX OSS when configured with the HTTP/3 QUIC module. Certain undisclosed HTTP/3 encoder instructions can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate or lead to other potential impacts. The issue affects NGINX versions from 1.25.0 up to but not including 1.26.1. A patch is available to address this vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, processing of certain undisclosed HTTP/3 encoder instructions can cause worker processes to terminate or cause other unspecified impacts. This vulnerability affects versions >=1.25.0 and <1.26.1. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2024-32760 and is rated medium severity. A patch is available to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate, potentially leading to denial of service or degraded service availability. Other impacts are unspecified. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade NGINX to version 1.26.1 or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
NGINX HTTP/3 QUIC vulnerability (CVE-2024-32760)
Description
CVE-2024-32760 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting NGINX Plus and NGINX OSS when configured with the HTTP/3 QUIC module. Certain undisclosed HTTP/3 encoder instructions can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate or lead to other potential impacts. The issue affects NGINX versions from 1.25.0 up to but not including 1.26.1. A patch is available to address this vulnerability.
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, processing of certain undisclosed HTTP/3 encoder instructions can cause worker processes to terminate or cause other unspecified impacts. This vulnerability affects versions >=1.25.0 and <1.26.1. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2024-32760 and is rated medium severity. A patch is available to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate, potentially leading to denial of service or degraded service availability. Other impacts are unspecified. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade NGINX to version 1.26.1 or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- BIT-nginx-2024-32760
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.5.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2024-32760"]
- Ecosystems
- ["Bitnami"]
- Database Specific Severity
- Medium
Threat ID: 6aa005ffacd9273b49ab6959
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 12:56:31 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 13:38:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 10
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