7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-52856
Wings: Maliciously crafted packet during SFTP connection handshake causes denial of service
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 31, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 31, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-52856 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pterodactyl wings
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Wings server control plane to version 1.13.0 to fix denial of service vulnerability.
  • Update Wings to version 1.13.0 or later.
  • Ensure SFTP handshake packets are validated.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/8e49c7c0eda815d3ada171831876a1c14c493026
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/releases/tag/v1.13.0
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-ghrq-5wpp-hxx5
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-52856 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'pterodactyl', 'product': 'wings', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.13.0'}]}]
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-129
    Added CWE CWE-248
    Added CWE CWE-617
    Added CWE CWE-755
    Added Reference https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/8e49c7c0eda815d3ada171831876a1c14c493026
    Added Reference https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/releases/tag/v1.13.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-ghrq-5wpp-hxx5
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