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CVE-2026-28753

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_mail_smtp_module module due to the improper handling of CRLF sequences in DNS responses.

Impact

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_mail_smtp_module module due to the improper handling of CRLF sequences in DNS responses. This allows an attacker-controlled DNS server to inject arbitrary headers into SMTP upstream requests, leading to potential request manipulation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
F5Nginx Plus
Versions r32, r33, r34, r35, r36
F5Nginx Open Source
from 0.6.27 through 0.9.7
from 1.0.0 before 1.28.3
from 1.29.0 before 1.29.7

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