What is CVE-2016-10768?

CVE-2016-10768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-10768?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10768

cPanel before 60.0.25 allows file-overwrite operations during preparation for MySQL upgrades (SEC-161).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2019-08-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/60+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10768?: CVE-2016-10768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-10768?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.