{"id":"CVE-2026-84318","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","published":"2026-10-12T21:17:22.360","lastModified":"2026-10-13T15:17:50.383","vulnStatus":"Deferred","cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","affectedData":[{"vendor":"0xJacky","product":"nginx-ui","versions":[{"version":">= 2.0.0-rc.6, < 2.4.1","status":"affected"}]}]}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":2.8,"impactScore":5.9}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2026-10-13T14:58:57.805122Z","id":"CVE-2026-84318","options":[{"exploitation":"poc"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-693"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/commit/23d1934099b05b2a01589b48129dc3d3159d91c2","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/releases/tag/v2.4.1","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-9jww-cxg5-rj9m","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-9jww-cxg5-rj9m","source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}]}