CVE-2026-86177 json
Pterodactyl Panel before 1.14.1 Privilege Escalation via Schedule Tasks
published 2mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-71976
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Pterodactyl Panel before 1.14.1 fails to validate action-specific permissions in scheduled task creation, allowing subusers with only schedule.update permission to execute arbitrary console commands. Attackers can create and immediately trigger scheduled tasks that run game-server console commands, control server power state, or create backups without proper authorization checks.
Patch / fix
- pterodactyl panel 1.14.1
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/panel.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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 |
Affected products
- pterodactyl panel
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/pterodactyl/panel/commit/913b354aff43ff04fce95357ed68a675a1dd0fa6
patch
-
github.com
/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/panel.md
third-party-advisory, exploit
-
github.com
/pterodactyl/panel/blob/v1.14.0/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/Schedules/StoreTaskRequest.php#L10-L25
technical-description
-
github.com
/pterodactyl/panel/blob/v1.14.0/app/Jobs/Schedule/RunTaskJob.php#L60-L75
technical-description
-
github.com
/pterodactyl/panel/releases/tag/v1.14.1
release-notes
-
github.com
/pterodactyl/panel
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/pterodactyl-panel-before-1.14.1-privilege-escalation-via-schedule-tasks
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-86177
- NVD CVE-2026-86177
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