CVE-2021-38588
In cPanel before 96.0.13, fix_cpanel_perl lacks verification of the integrity of downloads (SEC...
In cPanel before 96.0.13, fix_cpanel_perl lacks verification of the integrity of downloads (SEC-587).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 96.0.13, fix_cpanel_perl lacks verification of the integrity of downloads (SEC-587).
- Record
CVE-2021-38588- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-494
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In cPanel before 96.0.13, fix_cpanel_perl lacks verification of the integrity of downloads (SEC-587).
- Record
CVE-2021-38588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25030 No score
In cPanel before 96.0.13, fix_cpanel_perl lacks verification of the integrity of downloads (SEC-587).
- Record
EUVD-2021-25030- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwf5-g3pm-hmwj No score
In cPanel before 96.0.13, fix_cpanel_perl lacks verification of the integrity of downloads (SEC...
In cPanel before 96.0.13, fix_cpanel_perl lacks verification of the integrity of downloads (SEC-587).
- Record
GHSA-jwf5-g3pm-hmwj- Weakness
- CWE-494
- 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-2021-38588 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Cpanel, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.