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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-25 | Published 2026-03-05 | Updated 2026-03-06 | Assigner GitHub_M




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

Problem types

CWE-311: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Product status

< 2.3.3
affected

References

github.com/...inx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-g9w5-qffc-6762

cve.org (CVE-2026-27944)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-27944)

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