CVE-2026-52856: Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl, a free, open-source game server management panel

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HIGH 7.5REMOTE

CVE-2026-52856 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) affecting affected software. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl, a free, open-source game server management panel. Prior to 1.13.0, a malformed packet received during the SFTP connection handshake causes a Go panic. This issue is fixed in version 1.13.0.

Why this priority

High severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.5 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 51%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-129, CWE-248, CWE-617, CWE-755
Published	2026-07-31
Last modified	2026-10-23

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc.

Timeline

2026-07-31 17:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-23 23:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

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