CVE-2026-29202
📛 CVE Title
CVE-2026-29202
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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- hackerone
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.3 / 10
- CVSS 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- Effective score
- 5.3 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-94 - Reserved
- 2026-03-04
- Published
- 2026-05-08 20:51 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-14 00:03 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/29xxx/CVE-2026-29202.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2026-29202 — CVE-2026-29202
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2026-05-08 19:16:30 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-13 22:16:42 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 2.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0003 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 9.69% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-25
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-28811 - Assigner
- hackerone
- Published
- May 8, 2026, 6:51:05 PM
- Updated
- May 13, 2026, 10:03:15 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
5.3 / 10
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 - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0300
- Vendors
- WebPros
- Products
-
cPanel (11.110.0.0 <11.110.0.117)cPanel (11.132.0.0 <11.132.0.31)cPanel (11.110.0.0 <11.110.0.116)cPanel (11.102.0.0 <11.102.0.41)cPanel (11.134.0.0 <11.134.0.25)WP Squared (11.136.1.0 <11.136.1.11)cPanel (11.86.0.0 <11.86.0.43)cPanel (11.94.0.0 <11.94.0.30)cPanel (11.130.0.0 <11.130.0.22)cPanel (11.136.0.0 <11.136.0.9)cPanel (11.124.0.0 <11.124.0.37)cPanel (CloudLinux 6, CentOS 6) (11.110.0.0 <11.110.0.116)cPanel (CentOS 6, CloudLinux 6) (11.110.0.0 <11.110.0.114)WP Sqaured (11.136.1.0 <11.136.1.10)cPanel (11.118.0.0 <11.118.0.66)cPanel (11.126.0.0 <11.126.0.58)
ENISA 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.
Affected products (3)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| WebPros | cPanel |
11.136.0.0 (affected),
11.134.0.0 (affected),
11.132.0.0 (affected),
11.130.0.0 (affected),
11.126.0.0 (affected),
11.124.0.0 (affected),
11.118.0.0 (affected),
11.110.0.0 (affected),
11.102.0.0 (affected),
11.94.0.0 (affected),
11.86.0.0 (affected)
|
— |
| WebPros | cPanel (CloudLinux 6, CentOS 6) |
11.110.0.0 (affected)
|
— |
| WebPros | WP Squared |
11.136.1.0 (affected)
|
— |
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
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Web references (5)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29202 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://securityaffairs.com/191931/security/new-cpanel-vulnerabilities-could-allow-file-access-and-remote-code-execution.html tenable:securityaffairs.com
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/cpanel-whm-patch-3-new-vulnerabilities.html tenable:thehackernews.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29202 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Remediations (16)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
web:blog.qualys.com
With Qualys Policy Audit's out-of-the-box mitigation or Compensatory Controls, which reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done immediately, these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS and DISA-STIG.
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday security update on March 10, 2026 , addressing 78 vulnerabilities across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, SQL Server, and .NET. The update includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and multiple Critical-rated flaws demanding immediate attention from security teams. The most urgent fix this month is CVE - 2026 -21262, the sole zero-day ...
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:redmondmag.com
Microsoft this week released one of the largest Patch Tuesday bundles in its history, delivering fixes for 163 new Microsoft CVEs in a month that includes three zero-days and eight Critical-rated ...
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:thehackernews.com
CVE - 2026 -32202 actively exploited after April 27 advisory fix , exposing NTLMv2 hashes via zero-click SMB authentication.
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:www.akamai.com
Akamai researchers reveal how an incomplete patch for APT28's zero-day led to CVE - 2026 -32202, a zero-click vulnerability enabling NTLM authentication coercion.
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to secure their Windows systems against a vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks.
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:www.kiteworks.com
CVE - 2026 -32202 was addressed in this update. The patch is the only known remediation . Second, harden NTLM and the SMB egress path. Block outbound SMB (TCP 445) at the network perimeter to prevent coerced NTLM hashes from reaching external attacker-controlled servers. Enable SMB signing across the environment to mitigate relay attacks.
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday fixes 78 vulnerabilities, including Office preview pane flaws, an Excel Copilot data leak risk, and an AI-discovered 9.8 severity bug.
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:www.theregister.com
The flaw stems from an incomplete fix for an earlier vulnerability found and abused by Russian spies a month before Redmond released a patch . The new bug, CVE - 2026 -32202, is an authentication coercion flaw in Windows Shell that can expose sensitive information on vulnerable systems via network spoofing.
2026-05-23 21:04 UTC -
web:blog.mddhosting.com
The advance notice covered three CVEs being patched together: CVE - 2026 -29201, CVE-2026-29202 , and CVE - 2026 -29203. The notice specified the minimum patched build for every supported tier from 11.86 through 11.136, including the WP Squared (11.136 WP2) line. cPanel recommended performing a manual update via /scripts/upcp once the patch was made ...
2026-05-26 02:48 UTC -
web:community.ui.com
Published: May 21, 2026 Updated: May 22, 2026 Version: 1.1 Revision: 1.1 Summary 1 of 5 A malicious actor with access to the network and high privileges could exploit an Improper Input Validation vulnerability found in UniFi OS devices to execute a Command Injection. Affected Products: UniFi OS Server (Version 5.0.6 and earlier) Mitigation : Update your UniFi OS Server to Version 5.0.8 or later ...
2026-05-26 02:48 UTC -
web:www.cisecurity.org
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...
2026-05-26 02:48 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-26 02:48 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
The initial vulnerability was exploited by Russia-linked APT28 in attacks against Ukraine and EU countries. Incomplete patch for a Windows SmartScreen and Windows Shell security prompts bypass created a new bug enabling zero-click attacks, Akamai reports. The initial vulnerability, tracked as CVE ...
2026-05-26 02:48 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-26 02:48 UTC
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-29202.json.
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