CVE-2026-73697

CVSS 8.8 (high) · published 2026-11-02

Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.16 contains an arbitrary file write and OS command injection vulnerability in the phpini_editor user panel module that allows attackers with access to the module to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary paths and execute arbitrary OS commands. Attackers can exploit the acc=update action to write files via file_put_contents without path confinement and the acc=addlabelphpiniadv action to pass unsanitized input into shell_exec, achieving code execution in the user panel context.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-78

Source: NVD CVE-2026-73697

References

• https://control-webpanel.com/changelog
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-file-write-and-command-injection-via-phpini-editor
• https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/control-web-panel-pre-auth-module-dispatch-rce

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