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CVE-2022-44877

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.

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
9.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 100.00%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

CCB Belgium
Press · 23 Mar 2025, 02:59 · WARNING: CRITICAL RCE VULNERABILITY IN CONTROL WEB PANEL (CWP) 7 ACTIVELY EXPLOITED - CCB Belgium
Bitsight
Press · 11 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Control Web Panel - Fingerprinting Open-Source Software using a Consolidation Algorithm approach - Bitsight
CloudSEK
Press · 02 Jun 2023, 15:03 · POC for High Impact RCE Vulnerability in Centos Web Panel 7 (CVE-2022-44877) Increases Risk of Attacks - CloudSEK
Unit 42
Press · 02 May 2023, 07:00 · Network Security Trends: November 2022-January 2023 - Unit 42
Rapid7
Press · 31 Mar 2023, 07:00 · What’s New in InsightVM and Nexpose: Q1 2023 in Review - Rapid7
See all 11 source documents
wiz.io
Press · 19 Jan 2023, 08:00 · Unleashing the Power of No-Code Automation for Cloud Security with Wiz and Tines - wiz.io
Rapid7
Press · 19 Jan 2023, 08:00 · Exploitation of Control Web Panel CVE-2022-44877 - Rapid7
wiz.io
Press · 17 Jan 2023, 08:00 · CVE-2022-44877, critical RCE in CentOS Control Web Panel exploited in the wild: everything you need to know - wiz.io
BleepingComputer
Press · 12 Jan 2023, 08:00 · Hackers exploit Control Web Panel flaw to open reverse shells - BleepingComputer
The Hacker News
Press · 12 Jan 2023, 08:00 · Alert: Hackers Actively Exploiting Critical "Control Web Panel" RCE Vulnerability - The Hacker News
Ars Technica
Press · 12 Jan 2023, 08:00 · Vulnerability with 9.8 severity in Control Web Panel is under active exploit - Ars Technica

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

2

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 100.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:44.906555+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
05 Jan 2023, 00:00
First press mention
12 Jan 2023, 08:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
17 Jan 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
23 Mar 2025, 02:59
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories