CVE-2022-44877
CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Critical 9.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 17 Jan 2023
Description
login/index.php in CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) 7 before 0.9.8.1147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter.
Key facts
- Published
- 5 Jan 2023
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- mitre
- KEV added
- 17 Jan 2023
- KEV fix due
- 7 Feb 2023
- EPSS
- 99.995% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.988% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 5 Jan 2023 Published
- 17 Jan 2023 CVE-2022-44877 added to CISA KEV
- 17 Jan 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
Weakness
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