CVE-2026-33032

Summary

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. In versions 2.3.5 and prior, the nginx-ui MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration exposes two HTTP endpoints: /mcp and /mcp_message. While /mcp requires both IP whitelisting and authentication (AuthRequired() middleware), the /mcp_message endpoint only applies IP whitelisting - and the default IP whitelist is empty, which the middleware treats as "allow all". This means any network attacker can invoke all MCP tools without authentication, including restarting nginx, creating/modifying/deleting nginx configuration files, and triggering automatic config reloads - achieving complete nginx service takeover. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-306: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical Impact: total

Additional References

• https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-h6c2-x2m2-mwhf

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://websec.net/blog/cve-2026-33032-unauthenticated-nginx-ui-mcp-takeover-69e1200f9fceb1f3fbe9c47f

References

• https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-h6c2-x2m2-mwhf

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