CVE-2020-10115
cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via...
cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via dnsadmin. (SEC-537).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via dnsadmin. (SEC-537).
- Record
CVE-2020-10115- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via dnsadmin. (SEC-537).
- Record
CVE-2020-10115- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2578 No score
cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via dnsadmin. (SEC-537).
- Record
EUVD-2020-2578- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg6r-jcjj-j993 No score
cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via...
cPanel before 84.0.20, when PowerDNS is used, allows arbitrary code execution as root via dnsadmin. (SEC-537).
- Record
GHSA-xg6r-jcjj-j993- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2020-10115 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Cpanel, published March 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.