CVE-2026-27944 PUBLISHED

Nginx UI: Unauthenticated Backup Download with Encryption Key Disclosure

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 25.02.2026 Published: 05.03.2026 Updated: 05.03.2026

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.3, the /api/backup endpoint is accessible without authentication and discloses the encryption keys required to decrypt the backup in the X-Backup-Security response header. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to download a full system backup containing sensitive data (user credentials, session tokens, SSL private keys, Nginx configurations) and decrypt it immediately. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.3.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor 0xJacky
Product nginx-ui
Versions
  • Version < 2.3.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-311: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data CWE
  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE