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CVE-2024-49368: Unchecked logrotate settings lead to arbitrary command execution

Analyzed
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 03-11-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-49368 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in 0xjacky nginx-ui. EPSS estimates a 27.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
27.67%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.0.0-beta.36, when Nginx UI configures logrotate, it does not verify the input and directly passes it to exec.Command, causing arbitrary command execution. Version 2.0.0-beta.36 fixes this issue.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

27.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 27.67% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Nginx Ui

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

0xjacky1 product
Nginxui1 product
  • nginx_ui≤ 1.9.9-4 | 2.0.0:beta1 | 2.0.0:beta10 | 2.0.0:beta10_patch | 2.0.0:beta11 | 2.0.0:beta12 | 2.0.0:beta13 | 2.0.0:beta13-patch | 2.0.0:beta14 | 2.0.0:beta15 | 2.0.0:beta16 | 2.0.0:beta17 | 2.0.0:beta18 | 2.0.0:beta18-patch1 | 2.0.0:beta18-patch2 | 2.0.0:beta19 | 2.0.0:beta2 | 2.0.0:beta20 | 2.0.0:beta21 | 2.0.0:beta22 | 2.0.0:beta23 | 2.0.0:beta23-patch1 | 2.0.0:beta23-ptach2 | 2.0.0:beta24 | 2.0.0:beta25 | 2.0.0:beta25-patch1 | 2.0.0:beta25-ptach2 | 2.0.0:beta27 | 2.0.0:beta28 | 2.0.0:beta29 | 2.0.0:beta3 | 2.0.0:beta30 | 2.0.0:beta31 | 2.0.0:beta32 | 2.0.0:beta32-patch1 | 2.0.0:beta33 | 2.0.0:beta34 | 2.0.0:beta35 | 2.0.0:beta4 | 2.0.0:beta4_patch | 2.0.0:beta5 | 2.0.0:beta5_patch | 2.0.0:beta6 | 2.0.0:beta6_patch | 2.0.0:beta6_patch2 | 2.0.0:beta7 | 2.0.0:beta8 | 2.0.0:beta8_patch | 2.0.0:beta9

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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