CVE-2021-38586
In cPanel before 98.0.1, /scripts/cpan_config performs unsafe operations on files (SEC-589).
In cPanel before 98.0.1, /scripts/cpan_config performs unsafe operations on files (SEC-589).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In cPanel before 98.0.1, /scripts/cpan_config performs unsafe operations on files (SEC-589).
- Record
CVE-2021-38586- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In cPanel before 98.0.1, /scripts/cpan_config performs unsafe operations on files (SEC-589).
- Record
CVE-2021-38586- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25028 No score
In cPanel before 98.0.1, /scripts/cpan_config performs unsafe operations on files (SEC-589).
- Record
EUVD-2021-25028- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p52w-q884-qjqv No score
In cPanel before 98.0.1, /scripts/cpan_config performs unsafe operations on files (SEC-589).
In cPanel before 98.0.1, /scripts/cpan_config performs unsafe operations on files (SEC-589).
- Record
GHSA-p52w-q884-qjqv- 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-2021-38586 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Cpanel, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.