CVE-2026-102334

Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 Missing Brute-Force Protection

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM UTC
Updated: September 29, 2026 at 09:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNginxProxyManager

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.4HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-307

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