CentOS Web Panel Flaw: When Your Server’s Got More Holes Than Swiss Cheese!
CISA is urging a sprint, not a marathon, to patch a CentOS Web Panel flaw that could let hackers play puppet master with your server. Federal agencies have until November 25 to update or bid farewell to the software. This vulnerability is so widespread, it’s practically the new pumpkin spice of cybersecurity threats!
Hot Take:
Why did the hacker break into a Linux server? Because they wanted to change a few “shells” and make themselves at home! CISA’s warning about the CentOS Web Panel flaw is a reminder that open-source doesn’t mean open season for cybercriminals. Time to patch up, or it’s game over for your server!
Key Points:
- Critical remote command execution flaw in CentOS Web Panel (CWP), identified as CVE-2025-48703.
- CISA adds the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
- Federal entities have until November 25 to implement security updates or cease using the product.
- Vulnerability allows execution of arbitrary shell commands if a valid username is known.
- Researcher Maxime Rinaudo demonstrated the flaw, leading to a patch release on June 18.
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