CVE-2026-87899

Description

Execution with unnecessary privileges in cPanel allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): hackerone
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.4 / 10
CVSS vector: 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
Effective score: 9.4 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-250
Reserved: 2026-09-09
Published: 2026-09-23 19:52 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-24 03:55 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/87xxx/CVE-2026-87899.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-87899 — CVE-2026-87899

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NVD published: 2026-09-23 20:17:20 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-09-24 04:18:03 UTC

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
WebPros	cPanel	`11.120.0.0` (affected), `11.136.0.0` (affected), `11.138.0.0` (affected), `11.134.0.57` (unaffected), `11.136.0.41` (unaffected), `11.138.0.8` (unaffected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/43591715125271

Web references (0)

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NVD-tagged references (1)

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https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/43591715125271 support@hackerone.com

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-87899.json.

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