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CVE-2026-84318: Nginx UI: MCP `nginx_config_add` Bypasses Directive Validation — Authenticated RCE

October 15, 2026

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.

References

  • github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/commit/23d1934099b05b2a01589b48129dc3d3159d91c2
  • github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/releases/tag/v2.4.1
  • github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-9jww-cxg5-rj9m
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9jww-cxg5-rj9m
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84318

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.9.10-0.20250506154222-1330888280a2 before 1.9.10-0.20260703131214-23d1934099b0

Fixed versions

  • 1.9.10-0.20260703131214-23d1934099b0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.9.10-0.20260703131214-23d1934099b0 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

Source file

go/github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI/CVE-2026-84318.yml

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