CVE-2016-10820 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cPanel versions prior to 55.9999.141, allowing daemons to improperly access their controlling TTYs. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this flaw presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability's high impact necessitates prompt patching. The absence of KEV or Hot List inclusion suggests it's not currently a widespread threat, but its FAUCET Risk Score of 69/100 indicates a notable risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.50.0.4, < 11.50.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.52.0.5, < 11.52.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
> 11.54.0.0., < 11.54.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.