What is CVE-2026-77878?

CVE-2026-77878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Control Web Panel, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-77878?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

RCE in Control Web Panel

CVE-2026-77878

Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.30 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the loopback API database restore route /v1/restoredatabase/, where the restoreDBBackup() handler passes an attacker-controlled file path from the POST body into a shell command without proper escaping. An attacker able to reach the route can inject arbitrary OS commands that execute as root.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2026-11-02 · last modified 2026-11-02.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Control Web Panel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

VulnCheck Blog (technical-description, exploit)
control-webpanel.com/changelog (release-notes, patch)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-os-command-injection-via-res… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-77878?: CVE-2026-77878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Control Web Panel, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-77878?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.