What is CVE-2016-10802?

CVE-2016-10802 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-10802?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10802

cPanel before 58.0.4 allows code execution in the context of other user accounts through the PHP CGI handler (SEC-142).

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/58+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2016-0004-full-disclosure/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10802?: CVE-2016-10802 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-10802?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.