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.
References
Configurations
No configuration.
History
13 Oct 2026, 15:17
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| References | () https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-9jww-cxg5-rj9m - |
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Information
Published : 2026-10-12 21:17
Updated : 2026-10-13 15:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-84318
Mitre link : CVE-2026-84318
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-84318
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-693
Protection Mechanism Failure
