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SCA: security update for pterodactyl/panel (GHSA-g7vw-f8p5-c728)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437746

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl, a free, open-source game server management panel. Prior
 to version 1.12.1, a missing authorization check in multiple controllers allows any user with access to a
 node secret token to fetch information about any server on a Pterodactyl instance, even if that server is
 associated with a different node. This issue stems from missing logic to verify that the node requesting
 server data is the same node that the server is associated with. Any authenticated Wings node can retrieve
 server installation scripts (potentially containing secret values) and manipulate the installation status
 of servers belonging to other nodes. Wings nodes may also manipulate the transfer status of servers
 belonging to other nodes. This vulnerability requires a user to acquire a secret access token for a node.
 Unless a user gains access to a Wings secret access token they would not be able to access any of these
 vulnerable endpoints, as every endpoint requires a valid node access token. A single compromised Wings
 node daemon token (stored in plaintext at `/etc/pterodactyl/config.yml`) grants access to sensitive
 configuration data of every server on the panel, rather than only to servers that the node has access to.
 An attacker can use this information to move laterally through the system, send excessive notifications,
 destroy server data on other nodes, and otherwise exfiltrate secrets that they should not have access to
 with only a node token. Additionally, triggering a false transfer success causes the panel to delete the
 server from the source node, resulting in permanent data loss. Users should upgrade to version 1.12.1 to
 receive a fix. (CVE-2026-26016)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7vw-f8p5-c728

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 437746

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/17/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-26016

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 7.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-26016