Pterodactyl Panel Allows Unauthenticated Arbitrary Remote Code Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pterodactyl | panel | before 1.11.11 | 1.11.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pterodactyl/panel (Packagist) | before 1.11.11 | 1.11.11 | Patch available | GHSA-24wv-6c99-f843 |
- panel Vendorpterodactyl Affected before 1.11.11 Fixed in 1.11.11 Patch available CNA
- pterodactyl/panel (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.11.11 Fixed in 1.11.11 Patch available GHSA-24wv-6c99-f843
Remediation
- Fix · CNA panel (pterodactyl) Fixed in 1.11.11
- Fix · GHSA-24wv-6c99-f843 pterodactyl/panel (Packagist) Fixed in 1.11.11 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49132
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24wv-6c99-f843
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 99th percentile and above
References
More pterodactyl vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-17963 Improper isolation of server file access in github.com/pterodactyl/wings CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-17479 Endless reprocessing/reupload of activity log data due to SQLite max parameters limit not being considered CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-58966 Pterodactyl Panel before 1.14.1 Privilege Escalation via Schedule Tasks CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-44131 Resource allocation without limits in pterodactyl panel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-39427 Pterodactyl's improper JWT scoping allows subuser to upload files when not explicitly granted `file.create` permissions CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-44135 Pterodactyl Wings SFTP write path does not enforce disk quota, allowing node-wide disk exhaustion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-49132 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-49132 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24wv-6c99-f843 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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