EIP-2026-106218

PRE-CVE

cPanel 9.9.1 -R3 Front Page Extension - Installation Information Disclosure

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-106218. PoCs published by Karol Wiesek.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in cPanel's FrontPage extension handling to create a symlink from the '_private' directory to '/root', potentially exposing sensitive files. The script continuously checks for the existence of '_private' and replaces it with a symlink to '/root'.

Description

cPanel 9.9.1 -R3 Front Page Extension - Installation Information Disclosure

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Karol Wiesek · bashwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24689

This exploit leverages a race condition in cPanel's FrontPage extension handling to create a symlink from the '_private' directory to '/root', potentially exposing sensitive files. The script continuously checks for the existence of '_private' and replaces it with a symlink to '/root'.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Racy
Target: cPanel 9.9.1-RELEASE-3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a system with cPanel installed · Ability to create directories/symlinks in the target location
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026