CVE-2026-42220CWE-200CWE-863

nginx-ui: Authenticated settings disclosure exposes node.secret and enables trusted-node authentication abuse, backup exfiltration, and restore-based nginx-ui state rollback

Medium · published May 4, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, an authenticated user can call GET /api/settings and retrieve sensitive configuration values, including node.secret. The same node.secret is accepted by AuthRequired() through the X-Node-Secret header (or node_secret query parameter), causing the request to be treated as authenticated via the trusted-node path and associated with the init user. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.8.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00397 · 32.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor; CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-05-04T20:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 MAY 20:08Z
    nginx-ui: Authenticated settings disclosure exposes node.secret and enables trusted-node authentication abuse, backup exfiltration, and restore-based nginx-ui state rollback
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