CVE-2023-32080Network attack vector

Host escape via elevated installation-container commands

Published May 10, 2023 · Updated Jan 24, 2025

Execution with unnecessary privileges in Pterodactyl Wings before 1.7.5 and 1.11.0 through 1.11.5 allows attackers to access the host. The installation container executes shell commands from server install scripts or untrusted egg-derived environment data with elevated container privileges. Exploitation requires control of an install script, a compromised Panel administrator account, or an egg that incorporates user-controlled data; successful exploitation escapes the container and grants host-system access.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Execution with unnecessary privileges in Pterodactyl Wings before 1.7.5 and 1.11.0 through 1.11.5 allows attackers to access the host. The installation container executes shell commands from server install scripts or untrusted egg-derived environment data with elevated container privileges. Exploitation requires control of an install script, a compromised Panel administrator account, or an egg that incorporates user-controlled data; successful exploitation escapes the container and grants host-system access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32080
Published
May 10, 2023
Updated
Jan 24, 2025
Vendor
Pterodactyl
Product
Wings
Classifications
CWE-250, T1611
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 1.11.0, < 1.11.6
  2. Affected versionversion=< 1.7.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Pterodactyl · Wingsversion=>= 1.11.0, < 1.11.6; version=< 1.7.5

Published CVSS scores

9.0GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
T1611Escape to Host

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