EIP-2026-106214

PRE-CVE

cPanel 5-10 - SUID Wrapper Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-106214. PoCs published by Nima Salehi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a privilege escalation vulnerability in cPanel <= 10.8.x by leveraging the 'mysqlwrap' binary to execute arbitrary commands as root. It requires the ability to upload a PHP file to the target server and relies on the presence of the vulnerable binary.

Description

cPanel 5-10 - SUID Wrapper Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nima Salehi · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28660

This exploit targets a privilege escalation vulnerability in cPanel <= 10.8.x by leveraging the 'mysqlwrap' binary to execute arbitrary commands as root. It requires the ability to upload a PHP file to the target server and relies on the presence of the vulnerable binary.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: cPanel <= 10.8.x
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to upload a PHP file to the target server · Presence of the vulnerable 'mysqlwrap' binary
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026