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CVE-2016-10821

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

In cPanel before 55.9999.141, Scripts/addpop reveals a command-line password in a process list (SEC-75).

Affected products

WebPros cPanel: from 11.50.0.4 before 11.50.5.2; from 11.52.0.5 before 11.52.4.1; from 11.54.0.0 before 11.54.0.20 — fixed in 11.50.5.2, 11.52.4.1, 11.54.0.20

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WebPros cPanel 11.50.5.2, 11.52.4.1, 11.54.0.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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