---
id: "CVE-2026-77878"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-77878"]
title: "Control Web Panel: database restore route lets a request run root commands"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.6
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["control-web-panel", "hosting", "linux", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-cwp-installed", "webpanel-1.30-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T16:17:43+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T16:24:04+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T16:26:22+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77878", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T16:24:04+00:00"}]
---

# Control Web Panel: database restore route lets a request run root commands

Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.30 passes a file path from a POST request straight into a shell command in its database restore route. An attacker who can reach that route can run arbitrary operating system commands as root.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed CWP version in the panel or its version file; `webpanel_version` below `1.30` is affected
- Confirm whether the loopback API route `/v1/restoredatabase/` is reachable from anywhere other than the local machine

## Fix

- Move Control Web Panel to `webpanel_version` 1.30 or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T16:24:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77878

## Documents

- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/control-web-panel-cwp-os-command-injection-via-restoredatabase-api

## From the sources

Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.30 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the loopback API database restore route /v1/restoredatabase/, where the restoreDBBackup() handler passes an attacker-controlled file path from the POST body into a shell command without proper escaping. An attacker able to reach the route can inject arbitrary OS commands that execute as root.

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