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nginx-ui Backup Restore Allows Tampering with Encrypted Backups

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.4, the nginx-ui backup restore mechanism allows attackers to tamper with encrypted backup archives and inject malicious configuration during restoration. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.4.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-33026
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 23:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

nginx-ui Backup Restore Allows Tampering with Encrypted Backups

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Mar 2026, 19:26 UTC

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.4, the nginx-ui backup restore mechanism allows attackers to tamper with encrypted backup archives and inject malicious configuration during restoration. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.4.

osv:CVE-2026-33026
Complete source record
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