CVE-2026-29203
High
Published: 08 May 2026
Published
08 May 2026
Modified
08 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0004
12.9th percentile
Risk Priority
18
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2026-29203 is a high-severity UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following (CWE-61) vulnerability in Cpanel (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 12.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
NVD 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 escalation when an authenticated cPanel user places a symlink at a user-controlled…
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legacy Nova path under their home directory.
Deeper analysisAI
Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.
Details
- CWE(s)
Affected Products
Cpanel
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE
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