CVE-2025-48703 — CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) before 0.9.8.1205 allows unauthenticated remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the t_total parameter in a filemanager changePerm request. A valid non-root username must be known.

01What is this vulnerability?

CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) before 0.9.8.1205 allows unauthenticated remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the t_total parameter in a filemanager changePerm request. A valid non-root username must be known.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
centos-webpanel	CentOS Web Panel	0

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-11-04. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2026-02-26T17:48:25.658Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2025-11-04
• BOD 22-01 due: 2025-11-25

09References

• fenrisk.com — https://fenrisk.com/rce-centos-webpanel