[NEW] [high] cPanel cPanel/WHM: Multiple vulnerabilities
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel cPanel/WHM to manipulate files and gain elevated privileges, which may potentially enable code execution with administrator rights.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel/WHM allow attackers to manipulate files and gain elevated privileges, potentially enabling code execution with administrator rights.
- Who is affected
- All cPanel/WHM installations are affected.
- Urgency
- High severity; privilege escalation to administrator with potential remote code execution requires urgent remediation.
- Action
- Apply cPanel security patches for CVE-2026-58047 and CVE-2026-58048 immediately.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2611
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-580470.53% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 43% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-580480.97% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 59% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-58047 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-58048 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for cPanel cPanel/WHM
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- high[NEW] [high] cPanel cPanel/WHM: Vulnerability enables execution of arbitrary code with administrator privilege…cert-bund · 2026-08-28
- high[UPDATE] [high] cPanel cPanel/WHM: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-12
- high[NEW] [high] cPanel cPanel/WHM: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-11
- high[NEW] [high] cPanel cPanel/WHM (Archive-Tar): Multiple vulnerabilities enable file manipulationcert-bund · 2026-08-07
- high[UPDATE] [high] cPanel cPanel/WHM (perl-YAML-Syck): Vulnerability allows code execution and DoScert-bund · 2026-07-28
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