Description
An issue was discovered in cPanel 110 through 132. A directory traversal vulnerability within the Team Manager API allows for overwrite of an arbitrary file. This can allow for privilege escalation to the root user.
Affected products
cpanel: cpanel
References2
- docs.cpanel.net/changelogs/126-change-log/ Release Notes
- docs.cpanel.net/release-notes/release-notes/ Not Applicable
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 60 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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