CVE-2026-42220

MEDIUM

Nginx UI < 2.3.8 - node.secret Information Disclosure

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 21.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-200 CWE-863
Status published
Products (3)
0xJacky/Nginx-UI 0Go
0xJacky/nginx-ui < 2.3.8
nginxui/nginx_ui < 2.3.8
Published May 04, 2026
Tracked Since May 05, 2026