Medium severity · published Sep 20, 2026
CVE-2026-93964
NginxProxyManager nginx-proxy-manager Validate Route certificate.js internalCertificate.validate missing authentication
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was detected in NginxProxyManager nginx-proxy-manager up to 2.15.1. This impacts the function internalCertificate.validate of the file backend/internal/certificate.js of the component Validate Route. The manipulation results in missing authentication. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Endpoint only processes and echoes back the certificate the caller submits (no stored data leaked); the real risk is unauthenticated openssl processing of attacker input. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NG
nginx-proxy-manager · NginxProxyManager
2.0; 2.1; 2.1.0; 2.1.1; 2.1.2; 2.2; +34 more · source: vendor
Affected product
NG
nginx-proxy-manager
NginxProxyManager
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