01 Record
CVE-2026-29203
A chmod call in the cPanel Nova plugin's Cpanel::Nova::Connector follows symlinks, allowing setting root permissions on arbitrary system files or directories. That can cause DoS or local privilege
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: hackerone
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
A chmod call in the cPanel Nova plugin's Cpanel::Nova::Connector follows symlinks, allowing setting root permissions on arbitrary system files or directories. That can cause DoS or local privilege
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 42.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-05-08 18:51Z5 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-05-15 17:14Z5 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-03-04
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) FollowingCompound
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- cf1371e504b7846ae2777d25203f42bce97fb2d6a08855e6096caa799c3173ff
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
WebProscPanel11.136.0.0 to < 11.136.0.9, 11.134.0.0 to < 11.134.0.25, 11.132.0.0 to < 11.132.0.31, 11.130.0.0 to < 11.130.0.22, 11.126.0.0 to < 11.126.0.58, 11.124.0.0 to < 11.124.0.37, 11.118.0.0 to < 11.118.0.66, 11.110.0.0 to < 11.110.0.117, 11.102.0.0 to < 11.102.0.41, 11.94.0.0 to < 11.94.0.30, 11.86.0.0 to < 11.86.0.43—