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CVE-2025-53534: tnb-labs panel · Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

Affects tnb-labs panelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High · fixed in 2.5.6 : patch tnb-labs panel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.5.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately audit their infrastructure to identify any deployments of RatPanel within the affected version range (>=2.3.19 and <2.5.6). The primary mitigation is to upgrade all instances of RatPanel to version 2.5.6 or later, where the URL path processing flaw is fixed. Until upgrades can be completed, organizations should restrict access to the RatPanel backend login paths using network-level controls such as IP whitelisting, VPN-only access, or firewall rules to limit exposure to trusted administrators. Implementing strong monitoring and alerting on unusual access patterns or command execution attempts on servers managed by RatPanel is critical. Additionally, organizations should review and harden default paths and credentials to prevent brute-force discovery of backend URLs. Employing web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious requests targeting RatPanel login endpoints can provide an additional layer of defense. Finally, conducting penetration testing focused on authentication bypass and URL path manipulation can help validate the effectiveness of mitigations.

Description

RatPanel is a server operation and maintenance management panel. In versions 2.3.19 through 2.5.5, when an attacker obtains the backend login path of RatPanel (including but not limited to weak default paths, brute-force cracking, etc.), they can execute system commands or take over hosts managed by the panel without logging in. In addition to this remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, the flawed code also leads to unauthorized access. RatPanel uses the CleanPath middleware provided by github.com/go-chi/chi package to clean URLs, but but the middleware does not process r.URL.Path, which can cause the paths to be misinterpreted. This is fixed in version 2.5.6.

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