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CVE-2026-102334: Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 Missing Brute-Force Protection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-28 · updated 2026-09-29
• Weakness: CWE-307

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.

Affected products

• NginxProxyManager nginx-proxy-manager: through 2.16.0

References

• https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager
• https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/app.js#L15-L58
• https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/internal/2fa.js#L196-L240
• https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/internal/token.js#L154-L182
• https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/pull/5908
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nginx-proxy-manager-through-2.16.0-missing-brute-force-protection

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