What is CVE-2021-38589?

CVE-2021-38589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-38589?

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

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2021-38589

In cPanel before 96.0.13, scripts/fix-cpanel-perl does not properly restrict the overwriting of files (SEC-588).

Published 2021-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (56.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.7% 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

References

docs.cpanel.net/changelogs/96-change-log/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38589?: CVE-2021-38589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-38589?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.