Description
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.4, the nginx-ui configuration improperly handles URL-encoded traversal sequences. When specially crafted paths are supplied, the backend resolves them to the base Nginx configuration directory and executes the operation on the base directory (/etc/nginx). In particular, this allows an authenticated user to remove the entire /etc/nginx directory, resulting in a partial Denial of Service. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.4.
Published: 2026-03-30
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m8p8-53vf-8357 Nginx Configuration Directory Vulnerable to Recursive Deletion via Improper Path Validation
History

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.4, the nginx-ui configuration improperly handles URL-encoded traversal sequences. When specially crafted paths are supplied, the backend resolves them to the base Nginx configuration directory and executes the operation on the base directory (/etc/nginx). In particular, this allows an authenticated user to remove the entire /etc/nginx directory, resulting in a partial Denial of Service. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.4.
Title Nginx UI: Improper Path Validation Allows Recursive Deletion of the Nginx Configuration Directory
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-30T18:37:18.224Z

Reserved: 2026-03-17T17:22:14.668Z

Link: CVE-2026-33027

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Updated: 2026-03-30T18:37:09.291Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-30T18:16:18.783

Modified: 2026-03-30T19:16:25.540

Link: CVE-2026-33027

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