High severity · published Dec 11, 2025
CVE-2025-66429
An issue was discovered in cPanel 110 through 132
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
110.0.0 before 126.0.37; 128.0.1 before 130.0.16; 132.0.0 before 132.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66429
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66429
Release Notes
https://docs.cpanel.net/changelogs/126-change-log/
Not Applicable
https://docs.cpanel.net/release-notes/release-notes/
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