RCE in Pterodactyl Panel
CVE-2025-49132
Pterodactyl is a free, open-source game server management panel. Prior to version 1.11.11, using the /locales/locale.json with the locale and namespace query parameters, a malicious actor is able to execute arbitrary code without being authenticated. With the ability to execute arbitrary code it could be used to gain access to the Panel's server, read credentials from the Panel's config, extract sensitive information from the database, access files of servers managed by the panel, etc. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.11. There are no software workarounds for this vulnerability, but use of an external Web Application Firewall (WAF) could help mitigate this attack.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.534 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Pterodactyl Panel — versions < 1.11.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- YoyoChaud/CVE-2025-49132
- Zen-kun04/CVE-2025-49132
- malw0re/CVE-2025-49132-Mods
- 63square/CVE-2025-49132
- popyue/CVE-2025-49132
- str1keboo/CVE-2025-49132
- qiaojojo/CVE-2025-49132_poc
- 0xtensho/CVE-2025-49132-poc
- rippsec/CVE-2025-49132-PHP-PEAR
- dollarboysushil/CVE-2025-49132-Pterodactyl-Panel-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-RCE-
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-49132?
- CVE-2025-49132 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pterodactyl Panel, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-49132?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-49132 known to be exploited?
- 42 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.