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CVE-2026-52855

github.com/pterodactyl/wings: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CVE-2026-52855)

criticalEPSS 0.5%

Description

Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl, a free, open-source game server management panel. Prior to 1.12.3, {{config.}} placeholders in egg configuration-file templates allow a low-privileged user to read {{config.token}}, {{config.token_id}}, and {{config.docker.registries}} from the full daemon configuration. This issue is fixed in version 1.12.3.

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)NVD (NIST)cvelistv5CVE.org (MITRE)

Affected products

The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

gogithub.com/pterodactyl/wings

Metrics

XIEM Effective CVSS
9.9
Source: nvd-v3
EPSS percentile
41.4 %
High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
KEV status
—
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Severity
critical
Priority score
89.09
Exploit maturity
no public PoC known
CVSS v3
9.9
EPSS score
0.5 %
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2026-08-18 14:32 UTC
CWE
CWE-200, CWE-522

Weakness classes (CWE)

  • CWE-200Class

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

    cwe.mitre.org →

  • CWE-522Class

    Insufficiently Protected Credentials

    The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

    cwe.mitre.org →

References & sources

Reanalysis & status changes

Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.

  1. CVE Modified2026-07-31 20:16 UTC· 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
    • SSVC: {"id":"CVE-2026-52855","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalI…
  2. New CVE Received2026-07-31 17:16 UTC· security-advisories@github.com
    • Affected: wings
    • Description: Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl, a free, open-source game server management panel. Prior to 1.12.3, {{config.}} placeholders in egg configuration-file templates allow a low-privileged user to read {{config.token}}, {{config.token_id}}, and {{config.docker.registries}} from the full daemon configuration. This issue is fixed in version 1.12.3.
    • CVSS V3.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    • CWE: CWE-200

Linked advisories