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CVE-2026-73697VulnerabilityPublished

Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.16 contains an arbitrary file write and OS command injection

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-73697· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 1.16 soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 16:15 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.7
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.18.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.16
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Control Web Panel to 1.16.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Control Web PanelControl Web PanelAffected
  • <1.16
Fixed in
  • 1.16

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the phpini_editor user panel module to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to file writes and command execution.

Description

Control Web Panel (CWP) versions prior to 1.16 contain critical vulnerabilities in the phpini_editor user panel module that allow arbitrary file write and OS command injection. These flaws enable an attacker with access to the module to write files to arbitrary paths and execute operating system commands without restrictions, leading to remote code execution.

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