An issue was discovered in Control Web Panel (CWP) before 0.9.8.1209. User input passed via the "key" GET parameter to /admin/index.php (when the "api" parameter is set) is not properly sanitized before being used to execute OS commands. This can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of root on the web server. Softaculous or SitePad must be present.
CVE-2025-67888
Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.3
- EG Score
- 7.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 64.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 8, 2026
Last Modified
May 8, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026Control Web Panel <= 0.9.8.1208 (admin/index.php) OS Command Injection Vulnerability | Karma(In)Security
https://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2025-09Full Disclosure: [KIS-2025-09] Control Web Panel <= 0.9.8.1208 (admin/index.php) OS Command Injection Vulnerability
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Dec/25CWP Security Instructions - Control WebPanel Wiki
https://wiki.centos-webpanel.com/cwp-security-instructionsWeakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Metasploitexploit/linux/http/control_web_panel_api_cmd_exec✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 16, 2025
Control Web Panel /admin/index.php Unauthenticated RCE
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