CVE-2022-44877

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-01-17), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Exploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 100%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

login/index.php in CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) 7 before 0.9.8.1147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS PROB
100%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

January 5, 2023

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Sep 3, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Full Disclosure: Centos Web Panel 7 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution - CVE-2022-44877

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/1
generic

Locked Out | Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171725/Control-Web-Panel-7-CWP7-0.9.8.1147-Remote-Code-Execution.html
generic

Locked Out | Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170820/Control-Web-Panel-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
generic

Locked Out | Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170388/Control-Web-Panel-7-Remote-Code-Execution.html
generic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiLfSvc1SYY
generic🟡 PoC Available

# Centos Web Panel 7 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution - CVE-2022-44877 · GitHub

https://gist.github.com/numanturle/c1e82c47f4cba24cff214e904c227386

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 45× in last 7d / 198× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 653 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-08 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-04 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(8 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (4 GitHub PoCs) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-51250
    First seen Apr 5, 2023

    Control Web Panel 7 (CWP7) v0.9.8.1147 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-51194
    First seen Apr 1, 2023

    Centos Web Panel 7 v0.9.8.1147 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoChotpotcookie/CVE-2022-44877-white-box
    First seen Feb 15, 2023

    Red Team utilities for setting up CWP CentOS 7 payload & reverse shell (Red Team 9 - CW2023)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCChocapikk/CVE-2022-44877
    First seen Feb 11, 2023

    Bash Script for Checking Command Injection Vulnerability on CentOS Web Panel [CWP] (CVE-2022-44877)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCkomomon/CVE-2022-44877-RCE
    First seen Jan 6, 2023

    CVE-2022-44877 Centos Web Panel 7 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCnumanturle/CVE-2022-44877
    First seen Jan 5, 2023
    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/control_web_panel_login_cmd_exec✓ verified
    First seen Jan 5, 2023

    CWP login.php Unauthenticated RCE

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-44877.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    CentOS Web Panel 7 <0.9.8.1147 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2022-44877?
CVE-2022-44877 is a critical vulnerability published on January 5, 2023. login/index.php in CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) 7 before 0.9.8.1147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter.
When was CVE-2022-44877 disclosed?
CVE-2022-44877 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 5, 2023, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-44877 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-44877 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 17, 2023, affecting CWP Control Web Panel. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-44877?
CVE-2022-44877 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-44877?
CVE-2022-44877 affects CWP Control Web Panel. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-44877?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-44877, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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