Auth bypass in Pterodactyl Panel
CVE-2026-86177
Pterodactyl Panel before 1.14.1 fails to validate action-specific permissions in scheduled task creation, allowing subusers with only schedule.update permission to execute arbitrary console commands. Attackers can create and immediately trigger scheduled tasks that run game-server console commands, control server power state, or create backups without proper authorization checks.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.003
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/panel.md (exploit, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/pterodactyl/panel (product)
- github.com/pterodactyl/panel/blob/v1.14.0/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/… (technical-description)
- github.com/pterodactyl/panel/blob/v1.14.0/app/Jobs/Schedule/RunTaskJob.php (technical-description)
- github.com/pterodactyl/panel/commit/913b354aff43ff04fce95357ed68a675a1dd0fa6 (patch)
- github.com/pterodactyl/panel/releases/tag/v1.14.1 (release-notes)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pterodactyl-panel-before-1.14.1-privilege-escalati… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-86177?
- CVE-2026-86177 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pterodactyl Panel, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86177?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.