CVE-2026-102334

Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 Missing Brute-Force Protection

9.1 CriticalPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Unchanged since Sep 29, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.1

Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 Missing Brute-Force Protection

Record: CVE-2026-102334
CVSS 4.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-307
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-88567 9.1

Record: EUVD-2026-88567
CVSS 4.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pm9h-p429-j8c5 9.1

Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 lacks rate-limiting on authentication endpoints, allowing...

Record: GHSA-pm9h-p429-j8c5
CVSS 4.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-307
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.1

Record: CVE-2026-102334
CVSS 4.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-307
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.1

Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 Missing Brute-Force Protection

Record: CVE-2026-102334
CVSS 4.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-307
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

nginxproxymanager nginx-proxy-manager

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	davidoberst/CVE-2026-102334-exploit	2026-11-05

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	exploits, facts	PoC in GitHub
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-102334 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Nginxproxymanager Nginx-proxy-manager, published September 28, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.