Hosting Panel CVE Scanner
Check recent versions of popular hosting control panels against known CVE records from the NVD database.
Select a hosting panel, choose a time period, optionally filter by version, and review matching CVE records with severity, CVSS score, publication date, references, and NVD links where available.
What is a Hosting Panel CVE Scanner?
This tool searches the National Vulnerability Database for CVE records related to common hosting control panels such as cPanel, Plesk, Webmin, HestiaCP, DirectAdmin, ISPConfig, CyberPanel, Virtualmin, and Ajenti. It can also use recent version data where available, but version matching should be treated as an investigation aid, not as a final security verdict.
For production decisions, always confirm critical findings against the vendor's official security advisory and your exact installed build.
Supported Hosting Panels
| Panel | Type | Version source |
|---|---|---|
| cPanel / WHM | Commercial | cPanel public update/version information where available |
| Plesk | Commercial | Plesk release/autoinstall sources where available |
| Webmin | Open source | Public release sources |
| HestiaCP | Open source | GitHub releases |
| DirectAdmin | Commercial | Official public sources where available |
| ISPConfig | Open source | Public release sources |
| CyberPanel | Open source | Public release sources |
| Virtualmin | Open source | Public release sources |
| Ajenti | Open source | Public release sources |
How to Use This Tool
- Select a panel — Choose the hosting panel you want to check.
- Choose a time period — Start with the default 30-day range for recent disclosures, or expand the range when auditing older systems.
- Optionally filter by version — Use detected versions or enter an exact installed version manually. Version filtering may not be perfect because vendors and NVD records use different version formats.
- Find CVEs — The tool searches NVD records and related advisory data for the selected panel and applies the selected filters where possible.
- Review results — Use CVSS score, severity, published date, references, and affected product data as investigation signals.
How to Interpret CVE Results
- CVSS score measures technical severity, not business impact.
- A high CVSS score does not always mean your exact server is exploitable.
- A low, missing, or unknown score does not automatically mean the issue is harmless.
- Version ranges may be incomplete, missing, or represented differently between vendors and NVD.
- Vendor advisories may contain more precise remediation information than NVD.
Why Scan Hosting Panels for CVEs?
Hosting control panels are attractive targets because they manage websites, mailboxes, DNS zones, databases, files, credentials, and automation from one place. Regular CVE checks help administrators:
- Identify recently published vulnerabilities related to your panel
- Prioritize updates and vendor advisory checks
- Document security review activity
- Reduce exposure from known issues
- Support patch planning for shared hosting environments
Data Sources & Limitations
- NVD records may not contain complete or consistent version ranges.
- Vendor advisories may be more precise than NVD data.
- Keyword matching can return unrelated records when product names overlap.
- Some CVEs are published before complete scoring or CPE data is available.
- NVD API rate limits or temporary API issues may affect results.
- Always confirm critical findings against the vendor's official security advisory and your actual installed version/build.
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