VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10824
cPanel before 55.9999.141 allows unauthenticated arbitrary code execution via DNS NS entry poisoning (SEC-90).
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cPanel before 55.9999.141 allows unauthenticated arbitrary code execution via DNS NS entry poisoning (SEC-90).
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.50% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- cpanel/cpanel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/56+Change+LogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2016-0002-full-disclosure/Vendor Advisory
- https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/56+Change+LogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.