aaPanel through 6.8.12 allows Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWH) involving OS commands…
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
aaPanel through 6.8.12 allows Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWH) involving OS commands within WebSocket messages at a ws:// URL for /webssh (the victim must have configured Terminal with at least one host). Successful exploitation depends on the browser used by a potential victim (e.g., exploitation can occur with Firefox but not Chrome).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01675 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-37840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4vq-r3rv-8p3p
References
More Aapanel vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-23391 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in aaPanel v7.57.0 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-23390 A lack of path validation in aaPanel v7.57.0 allows attackers to execute a local file… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-23389 An issue in the VirtualHost configuration handling/parser component of aaPanel v7.57.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-28674 AAPanel v7.0.7 was discovered to contain an OS command injection vulnerability. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-11758 aaPanel through 6.6.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-11282 aaPanel through 6.6.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2021-37840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-37840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4vq-r3rv-8p3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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