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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-46850 · published 24 October 2022

CVE-2021-46850: Vestacp control panel argument injection vulnerability

Vestacp · Control Panel

myVesta Control Panel before 0.9.8-26-43 and Vesta Control Panel before 0.9.8-26 are vulnerable to command injection. An authenticated and remote administrative user can execute arbitrary commands via the v_sftp_license parameter when sending HTTP POST requests to the /edit/server endpoint.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 5.4% · top 7.6% CWE-88 · Argument injection
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score
5.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

myVesta Control Panel before 0.9.8-26-43 and Vesta Control Panel before 0.9.8-26 are vulnerable to command injection. An authenticated and remote administrative user can execute arbitrary commands via the v_sftp_license parameter when sending HTTP POST requests to the /edit/server endpoint.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2021/06/necro-python-bot-adds-new-tricks.html ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/myvesta/vesta/commit/7991753ab7c5c568768028fb77554db8ea149f17 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/myvesta/vesta/releases/tag/0.9.8-26-43 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/serghey-rodin/vesta/commit/a4e4542a6d1351c2857b169f8621dd9a13a2e896 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49674 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2021/06/necro-python-bot-adds-new-tricks.html ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/myvesta/vesta/commit/7991753ab7c5c568768028fb77554db8ea149f17 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/myvesta/vesta/releases/tag/0.9.8-26-43 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/serghey-rodin/vesta/commit/a4e4542a6d1351c2857b169f8621dd9a13a2e896 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49674 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-46850), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.