---
id: CVE-2026-77876
title: Control Web Panel (CWP) < 1.16 OS Command Injection via protected_directory
summary: >-
  Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.16 contains an OS command
  injection vulnerability in the protected_directory user panel module that
  allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by submitting unescaped input
  through th…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: Control Web Panel
product: Control Web Panel
affected:
  - control_web_panel < 1.16
published: '2026-11-02'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T17:00:50.149Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77876'
references:
  - url: 'https://control-webpanel.com/changelog'
    label: Changelog
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/control-web-panel-pre-auth-module-dispatch-rce
    label: VulnCheck Blog
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-os-command-injection-via-protected-directory
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Control Web Panel (CWP) < 1.16 OS Command Injection
      via protected_directory
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.02251
epssPercentile: 0.8296
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.297Z'
---

## Overview

Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.16 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the protected_directory user panel module that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by submitting unescaped input through the file POST parameter in the acc=deletedp action. Attackers can exploit this flaw, which passes attacker-controlled input directly into a shell_exec call, to achieve code execution in the user panel context.

## Affected

- `control_web_panel < 1.16`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.