Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-29206

High

Published: 13 May 2026

Published
13 May 2026
Modified
14 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0031 23.0th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-29206 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Cpanel (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 23.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Insufficient sanitization of SQL queries in the `sqloptimizer` utility script allows SQL Injections on behalf of the root user if Slow Query logging is enabled.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

CWE-89 SQLi in root-privileged utility directly enables exploitation for privilege escalation (T1068) and application exploitation (T1190).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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CVE-2024-48245Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

Cpanel
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References