F5 NGINX Agent/NGINX Instance Manager Configuration information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in F5 NGINX Agent and NGINX Instance Manager. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Configuration. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-60062. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in F5 NGINX Agent and NGINX Instance Manager (version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at my.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-60062 since 07/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/15/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Web Server

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• F5

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• NGINX Agent
• NGINX Instance Manager

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://f5.com/

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