Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-51567

CyberPanel

CyberPanel · 0 to <= 5b08cd6

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
84.4%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-51567 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting CyberPanel. upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py in CyberPanel (aka Cyber Panel) before 5b08cd6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

CyberPanel 0 to <= 5b08cd6.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

CyberPanel

upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py in CyberPanel (aka Cyber Panel) before 5b08cd6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus by bypassing secMiddleware (which is only for a POST request) and using shell metacharacters in the statusfile property, as exploited in the wild in October 2024 by PSAUX.

Versions through 2.3.6 and (unpatched) 2.3.7 are affected.

cyberpanel Affected
cyberpanel
Through 5b08cd6
Published
29 Oct 2024
Exploitation Reported
07 Nov 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

metasploit cisa nuclei_scanner mysql nessus_scanner malware

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 07 Nov 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 02 Jun 2026

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 31 Oct 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-11-07 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-08-04 04:41 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/cyberpanel_preauth_rce_multi_cve.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-51567.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

10.0 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

84.4%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE-306

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

CyberPanel v2.3.6 Pre-Auth Remote Code Execution

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 04:41 UTC

    KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 00:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. 14:08 UTC

    First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  5. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  6. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  7. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  8. 00:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  9. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-51567",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.84402,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}