CVE-2023-42120

8.8 highEPSS 2.6%

High (8.8) in control-webpanel webpanel. EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Control Web Panel. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the dns_zone_editor module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20581.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

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

EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 85% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-78
Published: 2024-05-03
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

control-webpanel:webpanel

References

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