What is CVE-2025-66429?

CVE-2025-66429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-66429?

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

Path Traversal in Cpanel

CVE-2025-66429

An issue was discovered in cPanel 110 through 132. A directory traversal vulnerability within the Team Manager API allows for overwrite of an arbitrary file. This can allow for privilege escalation to the root user.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/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-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-66429?: CVE-2025-66429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-66429?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.