Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-32992

High

Published: 13 May 2026

Published
13 May 2026
Modified
14 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0025 16.5th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-32992 is a high-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Cpanel (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Adversary-in-the-Middle (T1557); ranked at the 16.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

SSL verification is disabled in the DNS Cluster system. This could allow for a malicious server to man-in-the-middle the request and capture credentials.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to position themselves between two or more networked devices using an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique to support follow-on behaviors such as [Network Sniffing](https://attack.
Why these techniques?

Disabled SSL verification (CWE-295) directly enables active Adversary-in-the-Middle attacks to intercept and capture credentials in transit.

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

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-33810Shared CWE-295
CVE-2026-42012Shared CWE-295
CVE-2025-0500Shared CWE-295
CVE-2024-11621Shared CWE-295
CVE-2025-70043Shared CWE-295
CVE-2026-4396Shared CWE-295
CVE-2026-25160Shared CWE-295
CVE-2026-1530Shared CWE-295
CVE-2025-1193Shared CWE-295
CVE-2025-9293Shared CWE-295

Affected Assets

Cpanel
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.

addresses: CWE-295

When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.

addresses: CWE-295

Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.

addresses: CWE-295

Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.

References