What is CVE-2026-28755?

CVE-2026-28755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx Open Source, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-28755?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in F5 Nginx Open Source

CVE-2026-28755

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_stream_ssl_module module due to the improper handling of revoked certificates when configured with the ssl_verify_client on and ssl_ocsp on directives, allowing the TLS hands…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (2.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

F5 Nginx Open Source — versions 1.29.0, 1.27.2
F5 Nginx Plus — versions R36, R35, R34

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000160368 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28755?: CVE-2026-28755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx Open Source, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-28755?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.