{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-27944", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-02-25T03:11:36.690Z", "datePublished": "2026-03-05T16:28:13.988Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-03-19T14:49:05.173Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "title": "Nginx UI: Unauthenticated Backup Download with Encryption Key Disclosure", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-311", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-311: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data", "type": "CWE" } ] }, { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-306", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" } } ], "references": [ { "name": "https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-g9w5-qffc-6762", "tags": [ "x_refsource_CONFIRM" ], "url": "https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-g9w5-qffc-6762" } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "0xJacky", "product": "nginx-ui", "versions": [ { "version": "< 2.3.3", "status": "affected" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-03-05T16:28:13.988Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "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." } ], "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-g9w5-qffc-6762", "discovery": "UNKNOWN" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-03-19T14:48:53.820842Z", "id": "CVE-2026-27944", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "poc" }, { "Automatable": "yes" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-03-19T14:49:05.173Z" } } ] } }