CVE-2026-52856
highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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exploits (1)
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- lisbickq/CVE-2026-52856-PoCPoC For CVE-2026-52856PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (2)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-ghrq-5wpp-hxx5Wings: Maliciously crafted packet during SFTP connection handshake causes denial of service2026-07-31ghsa · osvUS
### Summary A maliciously crafted packet received & parsed during the SFTP connection handshake will cause a Go panic. ### Impact All wings users with an open SFTP port. ### Workarounds Close SFTP port.
- GO-2026-6156Wings: Maliciously crafted packet during SFTP connection handshake causes denial of service in github.com/pterodactyl/wings2026-08-18vendor · osvUS
Wings: Maliciously crafted packet during SFTP connection handshake causes denial of service in github.com/pterodactyl/wings
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/8e49c7c0eda815d3ada171831876a1c14c493026cnnvd
- https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/releases/tag/v1.13.0cnnvd
- https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-ghrq-5wpp-hxx5cnnvd
- https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/8e49c7c0eda815d3ada171831876a1c14c493026enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/releases/tag/v1.13.0enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-ghrq-5wpp-hxx5enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/8e49c7c0eda815d3ada171831876a1c14c493026nvd
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