# CVE-2025-66429: An issue was discovered in cPanel 110 through 132. A directory traversal vulnerability within the Team Manager API…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-66429-an-issue-was-discovered-in-cpanel-110-through-132-a-directory  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-66429 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2025-12-11

An issue was discovered in cPanel 110 through 132. A directory traversal vulnerability within the Team Manager API allows for overwrite of an arbitrary file. This can allow for privilege escalation to the root user.

Technologies: [cPanel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cpanel-cpanel). Vendors: [cPanel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/cpanel).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-66429 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-66429 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-66429?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 11 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** cPanel. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-66429?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-66429?** Check whether you run cPanel. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- cPanel

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