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CVE-2026-84317
Published:October 12, 2026
Updated:October 13, 2026
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to 2.4.1, internal/config/validation.go (ValidateConfigFile) is a security control that blocks dangerous nginx directives — js_, perl_, load_module of the njs/perl modules, and user root. It is enforced on three of the four config-write paths: api/config/add.go, api/config/modify.go, and mcp/config/config_modify.go. The fourth path — the MCP tool nginx_config_add (mcp/config/config_add.go) — does NOT call it: it writes the caller-supplied content straight to disk and reloads nginx. An authenticated MCP caller (or an MCP agent induced via prompt injection) can therefore inject exactly the directives the control is meant to block, leading to nginx code execution on deployments where the njs/perl module is available (e.g. the official Docker image). This issue is fixed in version 2.4.1.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v2.4.0 <v2.4.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.4.1
github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.9.10-0.20260204031510-495cb4e71e9c <v1.9.10-0.20260703134738-0540f3ecf782
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.9.10-0.20260703134738-0540f3ecf782
Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
Protection Mechanism Failure