{"id":"CVE-2026-87899","title":"Execution with unnecessary privileges in cPanel allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.","summary":"Execution with unnecessary privileges in cPanel allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","cwe":["CWE-250"],"vendor":"WebPros","product":"cPanel","affected":["cPanel >= 11.120.0.0 < 11.134.0.57","cPanel >= 11.136.0.0 < 11.136.0.41","cPanel >= 11.138.0.0 < 11.138.0.8"],"published":"2026-09-23","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T04:18:03.503","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87899","references":[{"url":"https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/43591715125271","label":"support@hackerone.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-23T20:04:24.267251Z"},"cvssSource":"cna","ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T20:32:10.755Z","slug":"CVE-2026-87899","body":"## Overview\n\nExecution with unnecessary privileges in cPanel allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":52,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":51.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}