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high 7.2

CVE-2020-10115 json

cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via dnsadmin.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-2578

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via dnsadmin. (SEC-537).

Patch / fix

  • cpanel cpanel 78.0.45, 84.0.20

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Exploit prediction

1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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