NGINX traffic hijacking campaign targeting Asian and government domains
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A threat actor is running an active traffic-hijacking campaign against NGINX servers, rerouting user requests through attacker infrastructure and increasing the risk of stealthy interception. The operation targets sites on .in, .id, .pe, .bd, and .th domains as well as .edu and .gov properties.
Related Happenings
NGINX web server critical flaws (multiple vulnerabilities)
Vulnerability
H score38
First: 18.06.2026 14:33
Last: 18.06.2026 14:33
Sources 1
About this happening:
NGINX had two critical web server vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-42530 and CVE-2026-42055, that can let remote unauthenticated attackers trigger remote code execution...
NGINX web server critical flaws (multiple vulnerabilities)
VulnerabilityAbout this happening: NGINX had two critical web server vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-42530 and CVE-2026-42055, that can let remote unauthenticated attackers trigger remote code execution...
F5 NGINX out-of-band security updates (multiple vulnerabilities)
Security Patch Release
H score34
First: 18.06.2026 14:33
Last: 18.06.2026 14:33
Sources 1
About this happening:
F5 released out-of-band security updates for NGINX after finding multiple web server vulnerabilities, including two critical flaws that could enable remote code...
F5 NGINX out-of-band security updates (multiple vulnerabilities)
Security Patch ReleaseAbout this happening: F5 released out-of-band security updates for NGINX after finding multiple web server vulnerabilities, including two critical flaws that could enable remote code...
Nginx security patch release for CVE-2026-49975
Security Patch Release
H score42
First: 03.06.2026 22:08
Last: 03.06.2026 22:08
Sources 1
About this happening:
Vendors released fixes for the HTTP/2 Bomb DoS issue, closing a path that could let a single client exhaust server memory within seconds. The patch set covers nginx 1.29...
Nginx security patch release for CVE-2026-49975
Security Patch ReleaseAbout this happening: Vendors released fixes for the HTTP/2 Bomb DoS issue, closing a path that could let a single client exhaust server memory within seconds. The patch set covers nginx 1.29...
NGINX and Apache HTTPD HTTP/2 Bomb mitigations
Advisory/Mitigation
H score46
First: 03.06.2026 11:33
Last: 03.06.2026 11:33
Sources 1
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Calif issued mitigation guidance for NGINX and Apache HTTPD operators after HTTP/2 Bomb was found to enable a remote denial-of-service against default HTTP/2 confi...
NGINX and Apache HTTPD HTTP/2 Bomb mitigations
Advisory/MitigationAbout this happening: Calif issued mitigation guidance for NGINX and Apache HTTPD operators after HTTP/2 Bomb was found to enable a remote denial-of-service against default HTTP/2 confi...
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source ngx_http_rewrite_module heap buffer overflow remote code execution flaw (CVE-2026-42945)
Vulnerability
H score28
First: 14.05.2026 09:00
Last: 14.05.2026 09:00
Sources 1
About this happening:
CVE-2026-42945 exposes a heap buffer overflow in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source through ngx_http_rewrite_module, creating risk of unauthenticated remote co...
NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source ngx_http_rewrite_module heap buffer overflow remote code execution flaw (CVE-2026-42945)
VulnerabilityAbout this happening: CVE-2026-42945 exposes a heap buffer overflow in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source through ngx_http_rewrite_module, creating risk of unauthenticated remote co...
Timeline
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05.02.2026 01:26 2 articles · 5mo ago
NGINX traffic hijacking campaign disclosed
Initial DisclosureResearchers at DataDog Security Labs describe an active campaign against NGINX installations and Baota hosting management panels where attackers inject malicious `location` blocks, rewrite requests with `proxy_pass`, preserve common headers, and exfiltrate a map of hijacked domains and proxy targets to 158.94.210[.]227.
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- Hackers compromise NGINX servers to redirect user traffic — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 05.02.2026 01:26
- Hackers compromise NGINX servers to redirect user traffic — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 05.02.2026 01:26