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

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-42220
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-04 21:16:31 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 17:16:36 UTC
DescriptionNginx 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 node_secret query parameter), causing the request to be treated as authenticated via the trusted-node path and associated with the init user. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.8.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000280000 probability, percentile 0.079300000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-863 | CWE-200 CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | CWE-863 CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nginxui Nginx Ui All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA 0xJacky Nginx-ui affected < 2.3.8 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-7jrr-xw9c-mj39 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/releases/tag/v2.3.8 [email protected] github.com Release Notes
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