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AI Security2 min readMay 17, 2026

NGINX CVE-2026-42945 Exploited in the Wild, Causing Worker Crashes and Possible RCE

A critical vulnerability in NGINX CVE-2026-42945 is being actively exploited by attackers in the wild to crash worker processes and potentially execute remote code on affected systems. You should immediately audit your NGINX deployments to identify which

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