Nginx-UI: Unauthenticated first-boot instance claim via POST /api/install allows remote bootstrap takeover

Summary An unauthenticated bootstrap takeover exists in nginx-ui during the initial installation window exposed by POST /api/install. When the instance is still uninitialized, POST /api/install is reachable without authentication and accepts attacker-controlled bootstrap data. The handler sets th...

CVE-2026-42222 nginx-ui: Unauthenticated first-boot instance claim via POST /api/install allows remote bootstrap takeover

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...