What is CVE-2016-10860?

CVE-2016-10860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-10860?

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

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10860

cPanel before 11.54.0.0 allows unauthorized zone modification via the WHM API (SEC-66).

Published 2019-08-01 · 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:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/54+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10860?: CVE-2016-10860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-10860?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.