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title: "CVE-2026-77880: Control Web Panel - Command Injection"
description: "Control Web Panel (CWP) < 1.16 contains a command injection caused by unescaped 'user' parameter in /newpass/ API, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary OS commands as root, exploit requires crafted POST request."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-77880/
---

# CVE-2026-77880 Control Web Panel - Command Injection

Control Web Panel (CWP) < 1.16 contains a command injection caused by unescaped 'user' parameter in /newpass/ API, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary OS commands as root, exploit requires crafted POST request.

CVSS base score 8.4 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77880)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

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

Published

2 November 2026

Updated

3 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to 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-2026-77880](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77880)
- [https://control-webpanel.com/changelog](https://control-webpanel.com/changelog)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-os-command-injection-via-newpass](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-os-command-injection-via-newpass)

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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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