CVE-2026-29203CWE-61

A chmod call in the cPanel Nova plugin's Cpanel::Nova::Connector follows symlinks, allowing setting root permissions on arbitrary system files or directories

Medium · published May 8, 2026

CVSS v4.0
5.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00520 · 43.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-61 · UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Published
2026-05-08T18:51Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 MAY 18:51Z
    A chmod call in the cPanel Nova plugin's Cpanel::Nova::Connector follows symlinks, allowing setting root permissions on arbitrary system files or directories
    cvelistv5