High severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-84314
Nginx UI: Account Takeover via Missing `RequireSecureSession` on User Management Endpoint
8.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to 2.4.1, the POST /api/users/:id user-management endpoint permits an authenticated user to change another user's password without passing RequireSecureSession, even though the self-service password-change path requires that step-up. An attacker with an authenticated account can change the initial administrator's password, invalidate existing administrator tokens, and then authenticate as the administrator. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.1.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NG
nginx-ui · 0xJacky
< 2.4.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84314
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84314
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-2gc7-j998-5xx6
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/commit/23d1934099b05b2a01589b48129dc3d3159d91c2
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/releases/tag/v2.4.1
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