CVE-2026-86177: Missing Authorization in pterodactyl panel
Description
Pterodactyl Panel before 1.14.1 fails to validate action-specific permissions in scheduled task creation, allowing subusers with only schedule.update permission to execute arbitrary console commands. Attackers can create and immediately trigger scheduled tasks that run game-server console commands, control server power state, or create backups without proper authorization checks.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Affected software
pterodactyl
panel
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Pterodactyl Panel prior to version 1.14.1 does not properly validate action-specific permissions when creating scheduled tasks. Subusers granted only the schedule.update permission can exploit this to create and immediately trigger scheduled tasks that execute arbitrary console commands. This bypasses intended authorization controls, potentially allowing unauthorized manipulation of server operations such as running console commands, controlling server power states, or creating backups.
Potential Impact
An attacker with subuser access limited to schedule.update permission can escalate privileges to execute arbitrary commands on the game server console, control server power states, and create backups without proper authorization. This can lead to unauthorized server control and potential disruption or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Pterodactyl Panel to version 1.14.1 or later, where this authorization issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary in affectedVersions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-05T10:40:41.335Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9bf7fdacd9273b49bf721e
Added to database: 09/05/2026, 11:07:41 UTC
Last enriched: 09/25/2026, 02:47:53 UTC
Last updated: 10/18/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 246
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