nginx-ui: Unauthenticated first-boot instance claim via POST /api/install allows remote bootstrap takeover_CVE-2026-42222

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    "description": "Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. In version 2.3.5, an unauthenticated bootstrap takeover exists in nginx-ui during the initial installation window exposed by POST /api/install. At time of publication no public patches are available.",
    "published": "2026-05-04T20:11:11.049Z",
    "modified": "2026-05-04T20:13:55.929Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "nginx-ui: Unauthenticated first-boot instance claim via POST /api/install allows remote bootstrap takeover",
    "source": "GitHub_M",
    "references": "https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-mxqh-q9h6-v8pq",
    "id": "CVE-2026-42222",
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    "cwe": [
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    "sourceData": "0xJacky nginx-ui = 2.3.5",
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    "cvss": {
        "score": 8.1,
        "severity": "HIGH",
        "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
        "version": "3.1"
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    "product": "nginx-ui",
    "version": "= 2.3.5",
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