Auth bypass in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10826

cPanel before 55.9999.141 allows attackers to bypass Two Factor Authentication via DNS clustering requests (SEC-93).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.013 (67.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10826?: CVE-2016-10826 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-10826?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.