CVE-2026-29202 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Insufficient input validation of the `plugin` parameter of the `create_user` plugin allows arbitrary Perl code execution on behalf of the already authenticated account's system user.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Vendors	Products

References

Link	Providers
https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/40311426610327-Security-CVE-2026-29202-cPanel-WHM-WP2-Security-Update-May-08-2026

History

Fri, 08 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Arbitrary Perl Code Execution via Unvalidated Plugin Parameter in cPanel create_user

Fri, 08 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 08 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Insufficient input validation of the `plugin` parameter of the `create_user` plugin allows arbitrary Perl code execution on behalf of the already authenticated account's system user.
Weaknesses		CWE-20
References		https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/40311426610327-Security-CVE-2026-29202-cPanel-WHM-WP2-Security-Update-May-08-2026

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2026-05-08T18:51:05.585Z

Updated: 2026-05-08T19:21:50.287Z

Reserved: 2026-03-04T15:00:09.267Z

Link: CVE-2026-29202

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-08T19:21:45.443Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-08T19:16:30.047

Modified: 2026-05-08T20:16:29.867

Link: CVE-2026-29202

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-08T21:30:05Z

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