High severity · published Oct 9, 2026
CVE-2026-107810
Nginx UI: Backup restore follows crafted symlinks into the live Nginx configuration path before restore flags are applied
8.1
CVSS
0.4%
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, internal/backup/restore.go extracts inner archives before applying the restore_nginx and restore_nginx_ui flags and permits symlinks targeting the live Nginx configuration path. An authenticated user who can create and restore backups can craft a valid backup that places a symlink in the staging tree and then writes a regular file through that link, even when both restore flags are false. This can persistently inject configuration or cause denial of service when the modified files are later consumed. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% 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-2026-107810
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107810
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-p8v3-89rh-jxc7
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/commit/a467ed652591fc0cd1b466a1ec751b493faef9f7
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/releases/tag/v2.5.0
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