CVE-2026-102334

Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 Missing Brute-Force Protection

Published Sep 28, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 lacks rate-limiting on authentication endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make unlimited password guesses against any account. Attackers can brute-force login credentials via POST /api/tokens and subsequently guess TOTP codes via POST /api/tokens/2fa to gain full session access and administrative control.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nginxproxymanager nginx-proxy-manager
Vendors & Products Nginxproxymanager nginx-proxy-manager
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 lacks rate-limiting on authentication endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make unlimited password guesses against any account. Attackers can brute-force login credentials via POST /api/tokens and subsequently guess TOTP codes via POST /api/tokens/2fa to gain full session access and administrative control.
Title Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 Missing Brute-Force Protection
First Time appeared Nginxproxymanager
Nginxproxymanager nginx Proxy Manager
Weaknesses CWE-307
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nginxproxymanager:nginx_proxy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nginxproxymanager
Nginxproxymanager nginx Proxy Manager
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 29, 2026, 7:47 PM
Reserved
Sep 28, 2026, 10:08 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 28, 2026, 11:17 PM
Modified
Sep 29, 2026, 9:35 PM