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CVE-2026-29203: WebPros cPanel · UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Affects WebPros cPanelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 11.136.0.9 : update WebPros cPanel when convenient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 11.136.0.9, 11.134.0.25, 11.132.0.31 +10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
WebProscPanelAffected
  • >=11.136.0.0 <11.136.0.9
Fixed in
  • 11.136.0.9
WebProscPanelAffected
  • >=11.134.0.0 <11.134.0.25
Fixed in
  • 11.134.0.25
WebProscPanelAffected
  • >=11.132.0.0 <11.132.0.31
Fixed in
  • 11.132.0.31
WebProscPanelAffected
  • >=11.130.0.0 <11.130.0.22
Fixed in
  • 11.130.0.22
WebProscPanelAffected
  • >=11.126.0.0 <11.126.0.58
Fixed in
  • 11.126.0.58
WebProscPanelAffected
  • >=11.124.0.0 <11.124.0.37
Fixed in
  • 11.124.0.37

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict authenticated user access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to symbolic link creation in legacy Nova paths. Avoid placing symlinks in user-controlled legacy Nova directories to reduce risk.

Description

A chmod call in the cPanel Nova plugin's Cpanel::Nova::Connector follows symlinks, allowing setting root permissions on arbitrary system files or directories. That can cause DoS or local privilege escalation when an authenticated cPanel user places a symlink at a user-controlled legacy Nova path under their home directory.

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