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CVE-2026-29202

medium

Description

Insufficient input validation of the `plugin` parameter of the `create_user` plugin allows arbitrary Perl code execution on behalf of the already authenticated account's system user.

References

https://securityaffairs.com/191931/security/new-cpanel-vulnerabilities-could-allow-file-access-and-remote-code-execution.html

https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/cpanel-whm-patch-3-new-vulnerabilities.html

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/40311426610327-Security-CVE-2026-29202-cPanel-WHM-WP2-Security-Update-May-08-2026

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-08

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00095

Vulnerability Watch

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Vulnerability Being Monitored