What is CVE-2026-29205?

CVE-2026-29205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-29205?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2026-29205

Incorrect privileges management and insufficient path filtering allow to read arbitrary file on the server via the cpdavd attachment download endpoints.

Published 2026-05-13 · last modified 2026-08-12.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Cpanel
Cpanel Whm
Cpanel Wp Squared
Webpros Cpanel — versions 11.136.0.0, 11.134.0.0, 11.132.0.0
Webpros Wp Squared — versions 11.120.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

References

support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/40437020299927-Security-CVE-2026-29205-cPa… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-29205?: CVE-2026-29205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-29205?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.