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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-42222 EUVD-2026-27137GHSA-mxqh-q9h6-v8pqGO-2026-5521

nginx-ui: Unauthenticated first-boot instance claim via POST /api/install allows remote bootstrap takeover

Published May 4, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. In version 2.3.5, an unauthenticated bootstrap takeover exists in nginx-ui during the initial installation window exposed by POST /api/install. At time of publication no public patches are available.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
0xJacky nginx-ui = 2.3.5 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 govulncheck-vulndb 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui 2.3.5 — GHSA-mxqh-q9h6-v8pq
Go github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui all versions — GO-2026-5521

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