{"id":"CVE-2026-102334","title":"Nginx Proxy Manager through 2.16.0 lacks rate-limiting on authentication endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make unlimited password guesses against any account","summary":"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/toke…","severity":"high","cvss":7.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-307"],"vendor":"NginxProxyManager","product":"nginx-proxy-manager","affected":["nginx-proxy-manager <= 2.16.0"],"published":"2026-09-28","updated":"2026-09-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-28T23:17:01.837","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102334","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/app.js#L15-L58","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/internal/2fa.js#L196-L240","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.16.0/backend/internal/token.js#L154-L182","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/pull/5908","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nginx-proxy-manager-through-2.16.0-missing-brute-force-protection","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T23:23:00.571Z","slug":"CVE-2026-102334","body":"## Overview\n\nNginx 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}