---
id: CVE-2026-12196
title: >-
  HestiaCP panel cronjob feature is affected by a broken access control
  vulnerability
summary: >-
  HestiaCP panel cronjob feature is affected by a broken access control
  vulnerability. Low privilege users can modify the panel cronjob to execute
  scripts HestiaCP management scripts with passwordless sudo. This could result
  in the takeove…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-287
published: '2026-07-04'
updated: '2026-07-04'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12196'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/pull/5440'
    label: ab69c47f-b95e-4bf2-b2d9-4b1fd1b24b4a
  - url: 'https://projectblack.io/blog/hestiacp-admin-takeover-rce/'
    label: ab69c47f-b95e-4bf2-b2d9-4b1fd1b24b4a
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-07-04T21:57:46.951Z'
epss: 0.00396
epssPercentile: 0.31094
---

## Overview

HestiaCP panel cronjob feature is affected by a broken access control vulnerability. Low privilege users can modify the panel cronjob to execute scripts HestiaCP management scripts with passwordless sudo. This could result in the takeover of administrator users in the application and the underlying webserver.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.