How broadly exploitable is this vulnerability?

Exploitation is limited to situations where an attacker obtains a valid Wings node secret token and can reach the relevant APIs, but within that scope the attacker can access or manipulate servers across all nodes, not just the compromised node.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker must obtain a Wings node daemon token, typically stored in plaintext in the node's configuration file. Without this token, they cannot authenticate to the vulnerable endpoints.

What is the safest general fix pattern for developers and operators?

Enforce strict node-to-server association checks on all server-related endpoints, ensure that token-based authentication is coupled with resource-level authorization, and scope node tokens so they can only operate on resources explicitly assigned to their node.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

Missing Authorization Checks (CWE-283, CWE-639) in Pterodactyl Wings Node Server Controls

CVE-2026-26016

Published:

Feb 19, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 6, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Remote Code Execution on Router Firmware

April 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Broken Access Control

CWE:

CWE-283;CWE-639

Impact:

Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Data and Cross-Node Server Manipulation

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Broken Access Control

CWE:

CWE-283;CWE-639

Impact:

Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Data and Cross-Node Server Manipulation

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Missing Authorization Checks (CWE-283, CWE-639) in Pterodactyl Wings Node Server Controls

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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