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Affects cPanel's WP Toolkit used by many web/hosting providers; allows cross-account code execution on shared servers, posing broad tenant compromise risk.

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CVE-2026-93699

8.5
High
EPSS 0.13%Patch availableOct 9, 2026

Argument injection in cPanel WP Toolkit allows cross-account code execution on shared servers.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-93699 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-93699 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-93699?

CVE-2026-93699 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-93699?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-93699. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-93699 affect?

CVE-2026-93699 affects cPanel WP Toolkit, cPanel servers with WP Toolkit enabled, Shared hosting environments. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-93699?

Apply vendor WP Toolkit update or follow cPanel mitigation immediately.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
cPanel WP ToolkitcPanel servers with WP Toolkit enabledShared hosting environments
impact

Local argument injection lets a local user execute arbitrary code as other accounts on the same server, enabling tenant compromise and lateral escalation.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
WebPros WP Toolkit
  • affected< 6.11.4

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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