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Actively exploitedKnown ransomware use

CVE-2024-51567 CyberPanel Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability

CyberPanel contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute commands as root.

From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.

Our Assessment

Should You Worry?

Patch nowCybergen assessment
  • CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 7 Nov 2024.
  • CISA lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
  • Rated Critical severity (CVSS 10.0, scored by Vendor).
  • It has been in the catalogue for 729 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
The Vulnerability

What It Is

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.

From Watch to Action

What To Do Now

  1. 1

    Find it

    Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for CyberPersons CyberPanel. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.

    Attack Surface Management
  2. 2

    Fix it

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Vulnerability Management
  3. 3

    Hunt for compromise

    If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.

    Incident Response
  4. 4

    Prove it is fixed

    Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.

    Penetration Testing

Vendor Advisories

Regulation

The Compliance Clock

Cyber EssentialsRated critical, so if it affects devices in your Cyber Essentials scope, the update must be installed within 14 days of the vendor releasing it.NIS2If exploitation causes a significant incident, essential and important entities owe their CSIRT an early warning within 24 hours and a notification within 72 hours.DORAFinancial entities must classify ICT incidents and send an initial notification for a major incident within strict deadlines, with exploited flaws a common cause.US federal (BOD 22-01)Federal civilian agencies had until 28 Nov 2024 to remediate. A sensible benchmark for everyone else.

General guidance, not legal advice. Your obligations depend on your sector, scope and jurisdiction.

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CVE-2024-51378 · RansomwareCyberPanel Incorrect Default Permissions VulnerabilityAdded 4 Dec 2024

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Evidence

Sources

  1. CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue
  2. NVD: CVE-2024-51567
  3. CVE record: CVE-2024-51567
  4. FIRST EPSS
  5. cyberpanel.net/blog/detials-and-fix-of-recent-security-issue-and-patch-of-cyberpanel
  6. cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
  7. dreyand.rs/code/review/2024/10/27/what-are-my-options-cyberpanel-v236-pre-auth-rce
  8. github.com/usmannasir/cyberpanel/commit/5b08cd6d53f4dbc2107ad9f555122ce8b0996515
  9. cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/change-logs/
  10. cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/420.html
  11. bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-psaux-ransomware-attack-targets-22-000-cyberpanel-instanc