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CVE-2016-10818

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10818 describes a vulnerability in cPanel versions prior to 57.9999.54 where incorrect log-file permissions were set by the dnsadmin-startup and spamd-startup scripts. This flaw, rated Medium with a CVSS score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), could allow an authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information within these log files. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 56.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0157 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 21,974 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

documentation.cpanel.net / display/CL/58+Change+Log
ProductRelease Notes
news.cpanel.com / cpanel-tsr-2016-0003-full-disclosure
Vendor Advisory