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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2026· Updated Mar 24, 2026

NGINX ngx_mail_auth_http_module vulnerability

CVE-2026-27651

Description

When the ngx_mail_auth_http_module module is enabled on NGINX Plus or NGINX Open Source, undisclosed requests can cause worker processes to terminate. This issue may occur when (1) CRAM-MD5 or APOP authentication is enabled, and (2) the authentication server permits retry by returning the Auth-Wait response header. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

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Patches

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No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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