CVE-2026-84318
Published:October 12, 2026
Updated:October 13, 2026
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. From 2.0.0-rc.6 until 2.4.1, the MCP tool nginx_config_add writes nginx configuration files to disk and triggers an nginx reload without calling config.ValidateConfigFile. The identical flow in the REST API (POST /api/configs) does call that function and correctly rejects dangerous directives. An authenticated attacker can exploit this gap to write config files containing any blocked directive (perl, js_import, load_module, user root, etc.), bypassing nginx-ui's entire security layer. On a server with the nginx Perl, njs, or Lua module loaded, this is post-authentication Remote Code Execution. 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 <v2.4.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.4.1github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.9.10-0.20260204031510-495cb4e71e9c <v1.9.10-0.20260703134738-0540f3ecf782Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.9.10-0.20260703134738-0540f3ecf782Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS 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)
Protection Mechanism Failure