CVE-2022-44877
RCE in Control-Webpanel Webpanel ≤ 0.9.8.1147
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2022-44877 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked in the top 0.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2022-44877 is a command injection vulnerability in the login/index.php endpoint of Control Web Panel (CWP, also known as CentOS Web Panel) version 7 prior to 0.9.8.1147. The flaw, tracked as CWE-78, permits unsanitized shell metacharacters supplied in the login parameter to be passed to operating system commands, and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 reflecting network-accessible, unauthenticated exploitation with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can submit crafted POST requests to the affected login page and obtain arbitrary operating-system command execution on the underlying server. Successful exploitation grants attackers the ability to run any command permitted by the web-server process privileges, typically resulting in full system compromise without requiring prior authentication or user interaction.
Public exploit code and technical write-ups have been posted to Packet Storm, Full Disclosure, and GitHub, confirming that working remote-code-execution payloads are readily available. The CVE’s EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.9751 and currently stands at 0.9446, indicating sustained and substantial exploitation interest since disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-47807
Vulnerability Data
login/index.php in CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) 7 before 0.9.8.1147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 17 January 2023
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.
Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.