CVE-2025-69199: pterodactyl panel · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affects pterodactyl panelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High : upgrade to 1.12.0 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.12.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
Upgrade panel and pterodactyl/panel to 1.12.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pterodactylpanel | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubpterodactyl/panelpkg:github/pterodactyl/panelOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
The primary mitigation is to upgrade all affected Pterodactyl Wings instances to version 1.12.0 or later, where the vulnerability is patched. Organizations should audit their current deployments to identify vulnerable versions. In addition to patching, network-level controls should be implemented, such as limiting the number of websocket connections per client IP and enforcing maximum message sizes at the firewall or proxy level. Monitoring websocket traffic patterns for anomalies can help detect ongoing exploitation attempts. Rate limiting and throttling mechanisms should be applied to prevent resource exhaustion. Isolating game server management infrastructure from other critical systems can reduce collateral impact. Regularly reviewing logs and setting alerts for unusual spikes in websocket connections or data volume is recommended. Finally, organizations should maintain an incident response plan tailored to denial of service scenarios involving game server management platforms.
Description
Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl, a free, open-source game server management panel. Prior to version 1.12.0, websockets within wings lack proper rate limiting and throttling. As a result a malicious user can open a large number of connections and then request data through these sockets, causing an excessive volume of data over the network and overloading the host system memory and cpu. Additionally, there is not a limit applied to the total size of messages being sent or received, allowing a malicious user to open thousands of websocket connections and then send massive volumes of information over the socket, overloading the host network, and causing increased CPU and memory load within Wings. Version 1.12.0 patches the issue.