Medium [CVE-2026-60062] The NGINX Agent config_dirs directive allows a low-privileged attacker to gain limited read and write access to files outside of the designated secure directory
This medium-severity F5 advisory covers CVE-2026-60062 affecting NGINX Agent, NGINX Instance Manager.
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Summary
The NGINX Agent config_dirs directive allows a low-privileged attacker to gain limited read and write access to files outside of the designated secure directory. The config_dirs directive required for this issue can also be configured through NGINX Instance Manager.
A successful exploit may allow an attacker to cross a security boundary.
Impact: A remotely authenticated low-privileged attacker could gain limited read and write access outside of the list of directories specified in the NGINX Agent configuration.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- NGINX Agent 2.0.0 before 2.47.0
- NGINX Instance Manager 2.22.0 before 2.22.2
- NGINX Instance Manager 2.17.1
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- 2.47.0
- 2.22.2
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 2.47.0, 2.22.2. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here. Review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 4 months ago·verify at source
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