What is CVE-2016-10771?

CVE-2016-10771 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-10771?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10771

cPanel before 60.0.25 allows file-create and file-chmod operations during ModSecurity Audit logfile processing (SEC-165).

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

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · 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-2016-10771?: CVE-2016-10771 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-10771?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.