Threats / CyberPersons / CVE-2024-51567
CVE-2024-51567
· EUVD no mirror located
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Verified 2026-06-22
CyberPersons CyberPanel vulnerability
CyberPanel contains incorrect default permissions allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to execute commands as root.
Verdict
Today item, not a backlog item.
A default permissions misconfiguration in CyberPanel enables unauthenticated remote command execution with root privileges. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and associated with ransomware campaigns.
CISA KEV Yes · 2024-11-073Ransomware use Flagged3EPSS 0.86725 (verify live)4Exploit Weaponized · public PoC5
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Fully weaponized — public exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
122 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-07), flagged for known ransomware use.
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.86725 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: CyberPersons, CyberPanel. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions — weakness family: Authorization / access control.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I discover CyberPanel is exposed on the network with default permissions that do not require authentication.
Business
The organization has deployed CyberPanel without hardening default security configurations.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I send a crafted request to execute arbitrary commands without providing credentials.
Business
Access controls fail to validate user identity before processing privileged operations.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I achieve command execution with root-level privileges on the CyberPanel host.
Business
The system grants maximum privileges to unauthenticated requests, enabling complete compromise.
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Data at risk — exfiltration narrative 4
Attacker
I deploy ransomware or establish persistent access across the infrastructure.
Business
Attackers leverage root access to encrypt data, exfiltrate information, or maintain long-term control.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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