CVE-2026-50980: DNS lookup/management component of oPanel · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Affects
- oPanel before 1.20.25
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Aug 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
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, users should exercise caution when processing DNS TXT records in oPanel and consider applying any vendor-recommended temporary mitigations once published.
Description
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DNS lookup/management component of oPanel before v1.20.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript and perform session hijacking via a crafted DNS TXT record