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CVE-2016-10858

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% 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-20

Description

cPanel before 11.54.0.0 allows unauthenticated arbitrary code execution via DNS NS entry poisoning (SEC-64).

Affected products

• WebPros cPanel: from 11.48.0.5 before 11.48.4.8; from 11.50.0.4 before 11.50.3.1; from 11.51.9999.98 before 11.52.0.23; from 11.52.1.0 before 11.52.1.1 — fixed in 11.48.4.8, 11.50.3.1, 11.52.0.23, 11.52.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WebPros cPanel 11.48.4.8, 11.50.3.1, 11.52.0.23, 11.52.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/54+Change+Log
• https://forums.cpanel.net/threads/cpanel-tsr-2015-0006-full-disclosure.510181/
• https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/54+Change+Log

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