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CyberPanel EUVDEUVD-2026-75445

| CVE-2026-88895 HIGH
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2026-09-10 VulnCheck GHSA-mmcx-mj26-p5c9
8.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain administrator password via phishing or credential breach
  2. Delivery
    Derive API token from password using CyberPanel's algorithm
  3. Exploit
    Send API request directly to CyberPanel API endpoint
  4. Execution
    Bypass TOTP check entirely
  5. Impact
    Execute privileged administrative operations

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already possess the target administrator's password - this is the primary gating condition. The vulnerability is only meaningful when 2FA/TOTP is enabled on the administrator account, since the bypass is only relevant if the second factor would otherwise be enforced. The attack targets CyberPanel API endpoints specifically; the web UI login flow may independently enforce TOTP. The CVSS PR:H metric confirms high-privilege credentials are required. Exploitation is not possible without the administrator password; unauthenticated attackers or those with only user-level credentials cannot leverage this bypass. There is no requirement for physical access, special network position, or non-default configuration beyond having 2FA enabled.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N, score 8.6) correctly reflects that administrator-level credentials are a prerequisite (PR:H), meaning this vulnerability is not useful to an unauthenticated attacker starting from zero. The real-world impact, however, is significant: the entire value proposition of enabling 2FA - protecting against password-only compromise scenarios such as credential stuffing, phishing, or breach replay - is negated at the API layer. Organizations that deployed 2FA on CyberPanel admin accounts specifically to guard against those threats receive no protection. No KEV listing and no confirmed POC availability were identified, so exploitation is not yet confirmed as active or widespread. EPSS data was not provided in the input. The practical exploitation window requires prior credential compromise, which limits the immediacy of the threat compared to a fully unauthenticated vulnerability, but the impact once triggered is full administrative compromise.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who acquires a CyberPanel administrator's password through phishing, credential stuffing, or a separate breach uses the known token derivation algorithm to compute a valid API token directly from the password. They then issue authenticated API calls to CyberPanel's administrative endpoints - creating new admin accounts, modifying DNS or hosting configurations, or deploying malicious code - without ever satisfying the TOTP prompt that would otherwise protect the account. No public POC has been confirmed, but the token derivation process is described in sufficient detail in the VulnCheck advisory to be reproducible.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 10, 2026

CyberPanel before 3.0.5 allows attackers who have obtained an administrator's password to bypass two-factor authentication entirely on API endpoints by deriving valid API tokens from the password alone, without satisfying the TOTP requirement. This reduces 2FA-protected admin accounts to effective single-factor authentication at the API layer, enabling full administrative operations or session creation. The fix is available in version 3.0.5 per the GitHub security advisory; no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to CyberPanel 3.0.5 or later, as confirmed by the vendor security advisory at https://github.com/usmannasir/cyberpanel/security/advisories/GHSA-h2f7-38ww-5pwc. This is the primary and only confirmed fix. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network-level access to CyberPanel API endpoints (e.g., via firewall rules or reverse proxy ACLs to limit API access to trusted IP ranges), which reduces the exploitability surface by requiring network proximity. Note that this workaround does not fix the underlying token derivation flaw and should be treated as a temporary compensating control only. Rotating all administrator passwords after patching is advisable, as the vulnerability's exploitability depends on the attacker having the current password.

Affected VersionsENISA

CyberPanel 0 <3.0.5

Affected Packages

euvd cyberpanel fix: 3.0.5

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CyberPanel (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:usmannasir:cyberpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is an open-source web hosting control panel maintained by Usman Nasir. The root cause is CWE-287 (Improper Authentication): the API token derivation algorithm is based solely on the administrator's password rather than incorporating the TOTP shared secret or a time-based one-time code. As a result, any party possessing the administrator's password can independently compute a valid API token and invoke privileged API endpoints without presenting a second factor. The flaw is architecturally a design deficiency in the API authentication subsystem - TOTP enforcement is only applied to the web UI login flow, leaving the API surface unprotected by the second factor.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 8.6 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 7.2 HIGH

Administrator password required (PR:H), network API access with no special conditions (AV:N/AC:L); full CIA impact within CyberPanel's administrative scope, no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 10, 2026 - 14:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 10, 2026 - 13:05 cve.org
HIGH 8.6

DescriptionCVE.org

CyberPanel before 3.0.5 fails to enforce two-factor authentication on API endpoints, allowing attackers to bypass TOTP requirements using password-derived tokens. Attackers who obtain an administrator's password can derive API tokens and perform administrative operations or create authenticated sessions without the second factor.

Technical POC Analysis

CWE-287 (Improper Authentication).

Full technical POC analysis - root cause, step-by-step exploitation and patch breakdown - is part of the Pro and Business plans.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CyberPanel versions prior to 3.0.5 contain a two-factor authentication bypass in API endpoints that allows attackers with administrator credentials to derive valid API tokens without completing TOTP verification, reducing these accounts to single-factor authentication and enabling full administrative operations. Organizations using CyberPanel for hosting or server management face elevated risk of account compromise and administrative control loss if administrator credentials are exposed. Upgrading to version 3.0.5 is required to restore multi-factor protection on all API operations.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

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Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular open-source web hosting control panel, especially among VPS and SMB hosting providers
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

43
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +43
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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