Vulnerability Assessment
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system. |
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chsh in cPanel before 88.0.3 allows a Jailshell escape (SEC-497). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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chsh in cPanel before 88.0.3 allows a Jailshell escape (SEC-497). Affected products include: Cpanel. Version information: before 88.0.3.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
chsh in cPanel before 88.0.3 allows a Jailshell escape (SEC-497).
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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