---
title: "CVE-2024-27102: Pterodactyl Wings vulnerable to improper isolation of server file access"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-27102/
description: "CVE-2024-27102 (github.com/pterodactyl/wings (Go)): Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl Panel. This vulnerability impacts anyone running the…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-03-13
date_modified: 2025-04-15
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-27102"
kev: false
cvss: 10
epss: 0.00545
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2024-27102: Pterodactyl Wings vulnerable to improper isolation of server file access

**Signal:** Critical, preconditions apply. Severe if exploited, but exploitation needs conditions that may not apply to you. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 0.5% , percentile 45: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes github.com/pterodactyl/wings (Go) < 1.11.9, fixed in 1.11.9 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl Panel. This vulnerability impacts anyone running the affected versions of Wings. The vulnerability can potentially be used to access files and directories on the host system. The full scope of impact is exactly unknown, but reading files outside of a server's base directory (sandbox root) is possible. In order to use this exploit, an attacker must have an existing "server" allocated and controlled by Wings. Details on the exploitation of this vulnerability are embargoed until March 27th, 2024 at 18:00 UTC. In order to mitigate this vulnerability, a full rewrite of the entire server filesystem was necessary. Because of this, the size of the patch is massive, however effort was made to reduce the amount of breaking changes. Users are advised to update to version 1.11.9. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

## Affected packages

- Go `github.com/pterodactyl/wings` < 1.11.9 → fixed: 1.11.9

## Affected products (CVE record)

- pterodactyl wings: < 1.11.9

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 10 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.9 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 45.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-494h-9924-xww9](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-494h-9924-xww9)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-27102](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27102)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-27102](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27102)
- [github.com](https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-494h-9924-xww9)
- [github.com](https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/d1c0ca526007113a0f74f56eba99511b4e989287)

---
Source page: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-27102/ · Security Digest: https://erroneo.us/security/ · More: https://erroneo.us/llms.txt