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 escalation when an authenticated cPanel user places a symlink at a user-controlled legacy Nova path under their home directory.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/40311543760407-Security-CVE-2026-29203-cPanel-WHM-WP2-Security-Update-May-08-2026

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-08 19:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:29

NVD link : CVE-2026-29203

Mitre link : CVE-2026-29203

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-29203

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-61

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

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