CVE-2016-10841

The bin/mkvhostspasswd script in cPanel before 11.54.0.4 discloses password hashes (SEC-73).

Published: 2019-08-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-10841 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.87%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10841

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.36% 0.87% +0.51%
2 2025-12-28 0.27% 0.36% +0.09%
3 2025-12-27 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-10841

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.6 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-10841

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-10841

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cpanel cpanel >= 11.48.0.5, < 11.48.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 11.50.0.4, < 11.50.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 11.51.9999.98, < 11.52.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 11.54.0.0, < 11.54.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-10841

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