High 7.4Published Sep 28, 2026

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

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 5:23 AM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, higher than 37% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.4 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-307
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.45% (percentile 37)
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Sep 29, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

NginxProxyManager nginx-proxy-manager nginxproxymanager:nginx_proxy_manager (from the name)	through 2.16.0	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/pull/5908	patch, issue-tracking
https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/app.js#L15-L58	technical-description
https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/internal/token.js#L154-L182	technical-description
https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/internal/2fa.js#L196-L240	technical-description
https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nginx-proxy-manager-through-2.16.0-missing-brute-force-protection	third-party-advisory

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