CVE-2016-10809
In cPanel before 57.9999.54, /scripts/checkinfopages exposed a TTY to an unprivileged process ...
In cPanel before 57.9999.54, /scripts/checkinfopages exposed a TTY to an unprivileged process (SEC-114).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In cPanel before 57.9999.54, /scripts/checkinfopages exposed a TTY to an unprivileged process (SEC-114).
- Record
CVE-2016-10809- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In cPanel before 57.9999.54, /scripts/checkinfopages exposed a TTY to an unprivileged process (SEC-114).
- Record
CVE-2016-10809- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1803 No score
In cPanel before 57.9999.54, /scripts/checkinfopages exposed a TTY to an unprivileged process (SEC-114).
- Record
EUVD-2016-1803- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvv5-9542-fhxh
In cPanel before 57.9999.54, /scripts/checkinfopages exposed a TTY to an unprivileged process ...
In cPanel before 57.9999.54, /scripts/checkinfopages exposed a TTY to an unprivileged process (SEC-114).
- Record
GHSA-wvv5-9542-fhxh- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10809 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cpanel, published August 7, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.