CVE-2026-79306: CyberPanel path traversal in file compression

CVE-2026-79306 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-09-23

CyberPanel is a web hosting control panel that manages websites, email, and databases for Linux servers. An authenticated user with any domain account can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the file compression feature to read arbitrary files on the server, including configuration files, database credentials, and data belonging to other hosted sites.

Vendors: CyberPanel.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-79306 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79306 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-79306?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 23 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
CyberPanel 1.9.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-79306?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-79306 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-79306?
Check whether you run CyberPanel at an affected version. 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.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a path traversal (CWE-22) in the /filemanager/controller compress method. The application validates only domain ownership but fails to canonicalize or restrict file paths supplied in the request, allowing attacker-controlled paths to be concatenated into zip or tar commands executed as the web process user. An authenticated attacker with site-level privileges (no admin required) can read any file accessible to the panel process.

Affected products

  • CyberPanel CyberPanel 1.9.1

Timeline

  • 2026-09-23: disclosed

References

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