Control Web Panel up to 1.30.5 Token Generation /v1/lostpass injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Control Web Panel up to 1.30.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /v1/lostpass of the component Token Generation. The manipulation leads to injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-124020. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Control Web Panel up to 1.30.5. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /v1/lostpass of the component Token Generation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.30.6 contains a host header injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate the password-recovery reset URL by injecting the HTTP Host header into the /v1/lostpass/ route's token generation process. Attackers can lure an automated mail-security scanner into visiting the poisoned reset link to exfiltrate the live recovery token, replay it at /login/index.php?acc=newpass to set a new password, and subsequently abuse the File Manager and Crontab modules to achieve command execution as the targeted hosting account.

The advisory is shared at control-webpanel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-124020 since 11/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1055 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.30.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Control Web Panel

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• 1.30.0
• 1.30.1
• 1.30.2
• 1.30.3
• 1.30.4
• 1.30.5

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