What is CVE-2023-27224?

CVE-2023-27224 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jc21 nginx Proxy Manager, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-27224?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Jc21 nginx Proxy Manager

CVE-2023-27224

An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a lua script to the configuration file.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-03-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jc21 nginx Proxy Manager — versions 2.9.19

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager (Product)
github.com/LinuxProgramDevelop/NginxProxyManagerCommandInjectVulnInfo/blob/main… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27224?: CVE-2023-27224 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jc21 nginx Proxy Manager, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-27224?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.