High severity · published May 8, 2026
CVE-2026-29201
Insufficient input validation of the feature file name in `feature::LOADFEATUREFILE` adminbin call can cause arbitrary file read when a relative file path is passed
8.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insufficient input validation of the feature file name in `feature::LOADFEATUREFILE` adminbin call can cause arbitrary file read when a relative file path is passed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WS
WP Squared · WebPros
11.136.1.0 before 11.136.1.11 · source: vendor
CP
cPanel · WebPros
11.136.0.0 before 11.136.0.9; 11.134.0.0 before 11.134.0.25; 11.132.0.0 before 11.132.0.31; 11.130.0.0 before 11.130.0.22; 11.126.0.0 before 11.126.0.58; 11.124.0.0 before 11.124.0.37; +5 more · source: vendor
CC
cPanel (CloudLinux 6, CentOS 6) · WebPros
11.110.0.0 before 11.110.0.116 · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
cPanel, WHM Release Fixes for Three New Vulnerabilities — Patch Now
cPanel has released updates to address three vulnerabilities in cPanel and Web Host Manager (WHM) that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation, code execution, and denial-of-service.
The list of vulnerabilities is as follows -
CVE-2026-29201 (CVSS score: 4.3) - An insufficient input validation of the feature file name in the "feature::LOADFEATUREFILE" adminbin call that could result
May 9, 2026·The Hacker News
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29201
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29201
support.cpanel.net
https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/40311033698327-Security-CVE-2026-29201-cPanel-WHM-WP2-Security-Update-May-08-2026
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