F5 Patches Two Critical NGINX Open Source Flaws Enabling Remote Code Execution
2026-06-18T19:24:12Z•bdff2f8eabf4c17090875b61a1226e9801e2a46b757d04ef049f75458aa03972
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What happened
Multiple high-impact vulnerabilities and active exploitation campaigns reported: F5 released fixes for two critical NGINX Open Source flaws (including CVE-2026-42530, a use-after-free in ngx_http_v3_module enabling remote code execution). Microsoft confirmed a Microsoft Defender zero-day (RoguePlanet) tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (privilege escalation, patch in development). CISA added the Joomla JCE flaw CVE-2026-48907 (CVSS 10.0) to its KEV list due to active exploitation. Threat actors are actively exploiting multiple Fortinet FortiSandbox bugs (CVE-2026-39813, CVE-2026-39808, CVE-2026-25089);
Why it matters
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- 2026-06-18T19:24:12Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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