CVE-2024-24989

NGINX HTTP/3 QUIC vulnerability

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 14, 2024 at 04:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:15 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorNGINX PlusNGINX Open Source

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, undisclosed requests can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate. Note: The HTTP/3 QUIC module is not enabled by default and is considered experimental. For more information, refer to Support for QUIC and HTTP/3 https://nginx.org/en/docs/quic.html . NOTE: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.25.3 ≤ v < 1.25.41.25.3
Affected range stops below 1.25.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
R31 ≤ v < R31 P1R31r31
Affected range stops below R31 P1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHf5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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