CVE-2026-87899
Received
Published: 23 Sept 2026, 19:52
Last modified:23 Sept 2026, 20:04
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100 CVSS Score
9.4 CRITICAL
v4.0 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
23 Sept 2026, 19:52
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
23 Sept 2026, 20:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
Execution with unnecessary privileges in cPanel allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.4CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.4CVSS: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
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-250•Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
Affected Systems
- webpros•cpanel
≥ 11.120.0.0, < 11.134.0.57 | ≥ 11.136.0.0, < 11.136.0.41 | ≥ 11.138.0.0, < 11.138.0.8