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Secure Software2 min readJuly 19, 2026

Critical NGINX Vulnerability Can Crash Workers and May Allow Remote Code Execution

A critical vulnerability in NGINX can crash worker processes and potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected servers. You should immediately check if you are running NGINX and apply available security patches as soon as poss

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