CVE-2025-69199: Github.com/pterodactyl/wings Denial of Service Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-8w7m-w749-rx98
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CVSS 6.5
CWE-400 CWE-770
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-69199 is a HIGH (CVSS 6.5) denial of service vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting Github.com/pterodactyl/wings libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves pterodactyl websocket endpoints have no visible rate limits or monitoring, allowing for dos attacks. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.12.0.

CVE-2025-69199 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-69199
GHSA Identifier GHSA-8w7m-w749-rx98
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 6.5
CWE Classification CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Product Github.com/pterodactyl/wings
Package Ecosystem Go
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 6.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2025-69199

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/pterodactyl/wings dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

github.com/pterodactyl/wings fixed: 1.12.0 
Upgrade github.com/pterodactyl/wings to 1.12.0
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for github.com/pterodactyl/wings

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-69199, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/pterodactyl/wings:

inspect dependencies for github.com/pterodactyl/wings

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/pterodactyl/wings in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.12.0), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, where the product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. In Github.com/pterodactyl/wings, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Summary Websockets within wings lack proper rate limiting and throttling. As a result a malicious user can open a large number of connections and then request data through these sockets, causing an excessive volume of data over the network and overloading the host system memory and cpu. Additionally, there is not a limit applied to the total size of messages being sent or received, allowing a malicious user to open thousands of websocket connections and then send massive volumes of information over the socket, overloading the host network, and causing increased CPU and memory load within Wings.

CVE-2025-69199 Affected Github.com/pterodactyl/wings Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
1.12.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
github.com/pterodactyl/wings
golang/github.com/pterodactyl/wings
Go
< 1.12.0
1.12.0

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7m-w749-rx98
NVD — CVE-2025-69199 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69199
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel/commit/09caa0d4995bd924b53b9a9e9b4883ac27bd5607
Github.com/pterodactyl/wings Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel
Github.com/pterodactyl/wings Release RELEASE
https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel/releases/tag/v1.12.0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-69199?
CVE-2025-69199 is a security vulnerability in Github.com/pterodactyl/wings involving Pterodactyl websocket endpoints have no visible rate limits or monitoring, allowing for DOS attacks under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
Which Github.com/pterodactyl/wings versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 1.12.0 across affected packages: github.com/pterodactyl/wings.
What version fixes CVE-2025-69199?
Upgrading to 1.12.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is github.com/pterodactyl/wings affected?
Yes, github.com/pterodactyl/wings is affected in releases prior to 1.12.0. Upgrade your dependency to 1.12.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-69199?
CVE-2025-69199 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-69199?
CVE-2025-69199 is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.).
How can I check Go dependencies for CVE-2025-69199?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for github.com/pterodactyl/wings'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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