High severity · published Oct 9, 2026
CVE-2026-107809
Nginx-UI AuthRequired token cookie fallback enables CSRF against management APIs
8.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. From 2.0.0 until 2.5.0, AuthRequired accepts a browser-managed token cookie as an API credential after the front end stores the JWT in that cookie. Because management endpoints do not universally require a CSRF token or perform Origin or Referer validation, a remote attacker can induce a logged-in administrator's browser to submit authenticated cross-site state-changing requests, including POST /api/configs. The attack requires an administrator account without OTP/Passkey or a target endpoint that does not require secure-session proof. The attacker cannot read the cross-origin response but can modify Nginx configuration, trigger reloads, or invoke other management operations reachable with the victim's session. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NG
nginx-ui · 0xJacky
>= 2.0.0, < 2.5.0 · source: vendor
NU
Nginx UI · Nginxui
2.0.0 before 2.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107809
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107809
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-33rr-wq23-g6gg
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/commit/a3999bd78a3b97ab22e6b5e9fd478ac57598a954
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/releases/tag/v2.5.0
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