# CVE-2024-51378: CyberPanel Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-51378-cyberpanel-incorrect-default-permissions-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-12-04. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-51378 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-12-04

CyberPanel contains an authentication bypass and OS command injection vulnerability in the getresetstatus function within dns/views.py and ftp/views.py. Remote attackers can bypass security middleware by using non-POST requests and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the statusfile property.

Technologies: [Cyberpersons CyberPanel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cyberpanel). Vendors: [Cyberpersons](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/cyberpersons).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-51378 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-51378 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 4 December 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-51378?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 4 December 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** CyberPanel CyberPanel through 2.3.6 and unpatched 2.3.7 (fixed in 1c0c6cb / 2.3.8).

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-51378?** A patch was published on 2024-10-27: Vendor commit 1c0c6cbcf71abe573da0b5fddfb9603e7477f683 addresses the issue. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-51378 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-51378?** Check whether you run Cyberpersons CyberPanel. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- CyberPanel CyberPanel through 2.3.6 and unpatched 2.3.7 (fixed in 1c0c6cb / 2.3.8)

## Timeline

- 2024-10-21: exploited: Exploited in the wild by PSAUX ransomware actors.
- 2024-12-04: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
- 2024-12-04: disclosed: NVD publication date.
- 2024-10-27: patched: Vendor commit 1c0c6cbcf71abe573da0b5fddfb9603e7477f683 addresses the issue.

## Related threats

- [CyberPanel Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-51567-cyberpanel-incorrect-default-permissions-vulnerability)