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CVE-2024-34066: Arbitrary File Write/Read in Pterodactyl wings

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-552

Description

Pterodactyl wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl Panel. If the Wings token is leaked either by viewing the node configuration or posting it accidentally somewhere, an attacker can use it to gain arbitrary file write and read access on the node the token is associated to. This issue has been addressed in version 1.11.12 and users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may enable the `ignore_panel_config_updates` option as a workaround.

Affected products

• pterodactyl wings: before 1.11.2 — fixed in 1.11.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: pterodactyl wings 1.11.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/5415f8ae07f533623bd8169836dd7e0b933964de
• https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-gqmf-jqgv-v8fw
• https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/5415f8ae07f533623bd8169836dd7e0b933964de
• https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-gqmf-jqgv-v8fw

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