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title: "CVE-2026-73697: Control Web Panel - Remote Code Execution"
description: "Control Web Panel (CWP) < 1.16 contains arbitrary file write and OS command injection vulnerabilities in the phpini_editor user panel module, letting authenticated attackers write files and execute OS commands remotely, exploit requires module access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-73697/
---

# CVE-2026-73697 Control Web Panel - Remote Code Execution

Control Web Panel (CWP) < 1.16 contains arbitrary file write and OS command injection vulnerabilities in the phpini\_editor user panel module, letting authenticated attackers write files and execute OS commands remotely, exploit requires module access.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73697)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution, File System Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

2 November 2026

Updated

3 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to webpanel\_version 1.16 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73697](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73697)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-file-write-and-command-injection](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-file-write-and-command-injection)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-file-write-and-command-injection-via-phpini-editor](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-file-write-and-command-injection-via-phpini-editor)
- [https://control-webpanel.com/changelog](https://control-webpanel.com/changelog)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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