CVE-2006-5014

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekWeaponized

8.8

Unspecified vulnerability in cPanel before 10.9.0 12 Tree allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors in (1) mysqladmin and (2) hooksadmin.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 86.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 27, 2006

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Apr 29, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/22072

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Topics – cPanel

http://forums.cpanel.net/showthread.php?t=58134

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-2466✓ verified
First seen Oct 1, 2006
cPanel 10.8.x - cpwrap via MySQLAdmin Privilege Escalation
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2006-5014?

CVE-2006-5014 is a high vulnerability published on September 27, 2006. Unspecified vulnerability in cPanel before 10.9.0 12 Tree allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors in (1) mysqladmin and (2) hooksadmin.

When was CVE-2006-5014 disclosed?

CVE-2006-5014 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 27, 2006, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2006-5014 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5014 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 86.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2006-5014?

CVE-2006-5014 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2006-5014?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2006-5014, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2006-5014

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