EUVD-2026-30933
GHSA-p57r-8pg4-2892
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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3DescriptionNVD
HestiaCP versions 1.9.0 through 1.9.4 contain a deserialization vulnerability in the web terminal component caused by a session format mismatch between PHP and Node.js that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve root-level code execution. Attackers can inject crafted data into HTTP headers that are processed by the PHP session handler but incorrectly deserialized by the Node.js web terminal component as trusted session values, resulting in arbitrary command execution on systems with the web terminal feature enabled.
AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated root-level remote code execution affects HestiaCP versions 1.9.0 through 1.9.4 when the optional web terminal feature is enabled, stemming from a session-handling format mismatch (CWE-502) between the PHP backend and the Node.js web terminal. Remote attackers can inject crafted HTTP header data that PHP writes into session storage but Node.js parses with naive string splitting, yielding arbitrary command execution as root; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though VulnCheck has published a technical advisory and the upstream patch is publicly diffable.
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: Identify all systems running HestiaCP 1.9.0-1.9.4 and determine which have the web terminal feature enabled. Within 7 days: Deploy the vendor patch for CVE-2026-43633 across all affected instances, or disable the web terminal feature as an interim measure. …
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