# NGINX Rift CVE-2026-42945 Rewrite Module Flaw

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## Article Metadata
- Title: NGINX Rift CVE-2026-42945 Rewrite Module Flaw
- Summary: CVE-2026-42945 is a confirmed NGINX rewrite-module heap buffer overflow affecting NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus under specific configuration conditions.
- Published: May 15, 2026, 11:37 AM EDT
- Updated: May 17, 2026, 1:58 PM EDT
- Category: Exploits
- Primary topic: Web Server Security
- Authors: Samir Haddad
- Read time: 4 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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