CVE-2026-42221

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. From version 2.0.0 to before version 2.3.8, an unauthenticated network attacker can claim the initial administrator account on a fresh nginx-ui instance during the first-run setup window. The public /api/install endpoint is reachable...

CVE-2026-42238

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, nginx-ui exposes a backup restore endpoint POST /api/restore that is completely unauthenticated during the first 10 minutes after process startup on any fresh installation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can...

Nginx-UI: Authenticated settings disclosure exposes node.secret and enables trusted-node authentication abuse, backup exfiltration, and restore-based nginx-ui state rollback

An authenticated user can call GET /api/settings and retrieve sensitive configuration values, including node.secret. The same node.secret is accepted by AuthRequired through the X-Node-Secret header or nodesecret query parameter, causing the request to be treated as authenticated via the...

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function via the api/install endpoint during the initial setup process. An attacker can gain unauthorized administrative access by sending a crafted installation request before the legitimate operator...

CVE-2026-42222

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. In version 2.3.5, an unauthenticated bootstrap takeover exists in nginx-ui during the initial installation window exposed by POST /api/install. At time of publication no public patches are available...

CVE-2026-42221

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. From version 2.0.0 to before version 2.3.8, an unauthenticated network attacker can claim the initial administrator account on a fresh nginx-ui instance during the first-run setup window. The public /api/install endpoint is reachable...

CVE-2026-42238

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, nginx-ui exposes a backup restore endpoint POST /api/restore that is completely unauthenticated during the first 10 minutes after process startup on any fresh installation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can...

CVE-2026-42220

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, an authenticated user can call GET /api/settings and retrieve sensitive configuration values, including node.secret. The same node.secret is accepted by AuthRequired through the X-Node-Secret header or nodesecret...

CVE-2026-42238 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Backup Restore in nginx-ui

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, nginx-ui exposes a backup restore endpoint POST /api/restore that is completely unauthenticated during the first 10 minutes after process startup on any fresh installation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can...

CVE-2026-42238

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, nginx-ui exposes a backup restore endpoint POST /api/restore that is completely unauthenticated during the first 10 minutes after process startup on any fresh installation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can...

CVE-2026-42238 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Backup Restore in nginx-ui

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, nginx-ui exposes a backup restore endpoint POST /api/restore that is completely unauthenticated during the first 10 minutes after process startup on any fresh installation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can...

CVE-2026-42238 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Backup Restore in nginx-ui

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, nginx-ui exposes a backup restore endpoint POST /api/restore that is completely unauthenticated during the first 10 minutes after process startup on any fresh installation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can...

CVE-2026-42223 nginx-ui: Settings API Exposes Protected Secrets

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, the GetSettings API handler api/settings/settings.go:24-65 serializes all settings structs to JSON and returns them to authenticated users. Many sensitive fields are tagged with protected:"true" - however, this tag...

CVE-2026-42223

Nginx UI (nginx-ui) before version 2.3.8 exposes sensitive settings through the GetSettings API. The handler serializes all settings structs to JSON and returns them to authenticated users, while the protected:"true" tag is only enforced on writes, not reads. This leaks 40+ protected fields, incl...

CVE-2026-42223 nginx-ui: Settings API Exposes Protected Secrets

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, the GetSettings API handler api/settings/settings.go:24-65 serializes all settings structs to JSON and returns them to authenticated users. Many sensitive fields are tagged with protected:"true" - however, this tag...

CVE-2026-42223 nginx-ui: Settings API Exposes Protected Secrets

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, the GetSettings API handler api/settings/settings.go:24-65 serializes all settings structs to JSON and returns them to authenticated users. Many sensitive fields are tagged with protected:"true" - however, this tag...

CVE-2026-42222

CVE-2026-42222 (nginx-ui 2.3.5) describes an unauthenticated bootstrap takeover during the initial installation window exposed by POST /api/install. The issue allows a remote attacker to submit attacker-chosen bootstrap data and gain full unauthenticated administrative control on a fresh, uniniti...

CVE-2026-42221 nginx-ui: Unauthenticated First-Run Installer Allows Remote Initial Admin Claim

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. From version 2.0.0 to before version 2.3.8, an unauthenticated network attacker can claim the initial administrator account on a fresh nginx-ui instance during the first-run setup window. The public /api/install endpoint is reachable...

CVE-2026-42221

Summary: CVE-2026-42221 affects nginx-ui versions 2.0.0 through 2.3.7, where an unauthenticated attacker can claim the initial administrator account during first-run via the public /api/install endpoint. The installation flow and public keys are not authenticated, allowing an attacker to set admi...

CVE-2026-42221 nginx-ui: Unauthenticated First-Run Installer Allows Remote Initial Admin Claim

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. From version 2.0.0 to before version 2.3.8, an unauthenticated network attacker can claim the initial administrator account on a fresh nginx-ui instance during the first-run setup window. The public /api/install endpoint is reachable...