CVE-2026-102335
Description
Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 fails to restrict the advanced_config field to administrators, allowing non-admin users with manage permissions to inject arbitrary nginx directives. Attackers can inject malicious nginx configuration such as alias directives to serve arbitrary files or control routing for their assigned hosts.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Propose a mitigation on Community Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager
- https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/README.md#L36
- https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/internal/user.js#L52-L62
- https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/templates/proxy_host.conf#L28
- https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/issues/5749
- https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/pull/5908
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nginx-proxy-manager-through-2.16.0-improper-authorization-via-advanced-config
CWEs
CWE-863
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.