What is CVE-2016-10800?

CVE-2016-10800 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-10800?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10800

cPanel before 58.0.4 allows demo-mode escape via Site Templates and Boxtrapper API calls (SEC-138).

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

Published 2019-08-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% 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/58+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10800?: CVE-2016-10800 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-10800?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.