High severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-84316
Nginx UI: nginx config directive denylist (ValidateConfigFile) is bypassable via same-line ";" separation → authenticated directive injection (RCE on the official image)
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to 2.4.1, config.ValidateConfigDirectives splits configuration by newline and checks only the first directive token on each line even though Nginx permits multiple semicolon-separated directives on one line. An authenticated caller can place a benign directive first and a restricted load_module, js_import, perl, or user root directive later on the same line, or can use an unrestricted include directive to load restricted content. These mechanisms bypass validation on REST, nginx_config_modify, site, and stream write paths; when an executable module is available, the injected configuration can execute code in the Nginx worker context. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% 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-2026-84316
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84316
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-cf23-7qxj-xmhr
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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