Description
Execution with unnecessary privileges in cPanel allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
References1
Metrics
- CVSS 4.0
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9.4
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 50 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-250
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