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CVE-2026-77180 (GCVE-0-2026-77180)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 15:40 – Updated: 2026-09-03 03:56
VLAI
Title
NGINX Ingress Controller vulnerability
Summary
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SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-76 - Improper Neutralization of Equivalent Special Elements
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
F5 NGINX Ingress Controller Affected: 5.0.0 , < 5.6.0 (custom)
Affected: 2026-lts-r1 , < 2026-lts-r5 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-09-02 14:00
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