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CVE-2026-61628: nginx ignition has Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation via Onboarding Race Condition

September 21, 2026

POST /api/users/onboarding/finish is registered as anonymous (unauthenticated) and creates a user with full ReadWrite admin permissions. Because the handler uses a check-then-act (TOCTOU) pattern between the “onboarding already completed?” check and the user-creation write, with no atomic guard, a remote unauthenticated attacker who can reach an instance in its pre-onboarding state can create an administrator account for themselves — and concurrent requests can create multiple admin accounts in a single race.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-pxcx-fv34-x9p5
  • github.com/lucasdillmann/nginx-ignition/commit/0586b4e55ab780676d3553a2592979dfa2fb0183
  • github.com/lucasdillmann/nginx-ignition/pull/131
  • github.com/lucasdillmann/nginx-ignition/releases/tag/2.41.1
  • github.com/lucasdillmann/nginx-ignition/security/advisories/GHSA-pxcx-fv34-x9p5
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61628

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.0.0-20260621194639-0586b4e55ab

Fixed versions

  • 0.0.0-20260621194639-0586b4e55ab

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.0.0-20260621194639-0586b4e55ab or above.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Source file

go/github.com/lucasdillmann/nginx-ignition/CVE-2026-61628.yml

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