CVE-2025-68954: Pterodactyl does not revoke SFTP access when server is deleted or permissions reduced

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-06 · updated 2026-10-07
Weakness: CWE-613

Description

Pterodactyl is a free, open-source game server management panel. Versions 1.11.11 and below do not revoke active SFTP connections when a user is removed from a server instance or has their permissions changes with respect to file access over SFTP. This allows a user that was already connected to SFTP to remain connected and access files even after their permissions are revoked. A user must have been connected to SFTP at the time of their permissions being revoked in order for this vulnerability to be exploited. This issue is fixed in version 1.12.0.

Affected products

pterodactyl panel: before 1.12.0 — fixed in 1.12.0
pterodactyl wings: before 1.12.0 — fixed in 1.12.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: pterodactyl panel 1.12.0; pterodactyl wings 1.12.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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