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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-25168 · published 9 February 2023

CVE-2023-25168: Pterodactyl wings link following vulnerability

Pterodactyl · Wings

Wings is Pterodactyl's server control plane. This vulnerability can be used to delete files and directories recursively on the host system. This vulnerability can be combined with `GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5` to overwrite files on the host system. In order to use this exploit, an attacker must have an existing "server" allocated and controlled by Wings. This vulnerability has been resolved in version `v1.11.4` of Wings, and has been back-ported to the 1.7 release series in `v1.7.4`. Anyone running `v1.11.x` should upgrade to `v1.11.4` and anyone running `v1.7.x` should upgrade to `v1.7.4`. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

8.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.96% · top 40.1% CWE-59 · Link following
8.2CVSS 3.1 base score
0.96%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Wings is Pterodactyl's server control plane. This vulnerability can be used to delete files and directories recursively on the host system. This vulnerability can be combined with `GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5` to overwrite files on the host system. In order to use this exploit, an attacker must have an existing "server" allocated and controlled by Wings. This vulnerability has been resolved in version `v1.11.4` of Wings, and has been back-ported to the 1.7 release series in `v1.7.4`. Anyone running `v1.11.x` should upgrade to `v1.11.4` and anyone running `v1.7.x` should upgrade to `v1.7.4`. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/429ac62dba22997a278bc709df5ac00a5a25d83d PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-66p8-j459-rq63 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/429ac62dba22997a278bc709df5ac00a5a25d83d PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-66p8-j459-rq63 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-25168), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.