CVE-2026-12196

HestiaCP Admin Takeover

Published Jul 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
HestiaCP panel cronjob feature is affected by a broken access control vulnerability. Low privilege users can modify the panel cronjob to execute scripts HestiaCP management scripts with passwordless sudo. This could result in the takeover of administrator users in the application and the underlying webserver.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Hestiacp
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Vendors & Products Hestiacp
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Description HestiaCP panel cronjob feature is affected by a broken access control vulnerability. Low privilege users can modify the panel cronjob to execute scripts HestiaCP management scripts with passwordless sudo. This could result in the takeover of administrator users in the application and the underlying webserver.
Title HestiaCP Admin Takeover
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
PRJBLK
Published
Updated
Jul 6, 2026, 1:57 PM
Reserved
Jun 14, 2026, 7:01 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 4, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Jul 6, 2026, 7:43 PM