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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-30462

VestaCP through 0.9.8-24 allows the admin user to escalate privileges to root because the Sudo configuration does not require a password to run /usr/local/vesta/bin scripts.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:41 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-30462

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Apr 2021, 14:15 UTC

VestaCP through 0.9.8-24 allows the admin user to escalate privileges to root because the Sudo configuration does not require a password to run /usr/local/vesta/bin scripts.

osv:CVE-2021-30462
Complete source record
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  "id": "6e1c05af2bbc9108c923110b03e5b0b8e22ca549a02b7060c9ae5cb46adc454c",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-30462",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-30462",
    "summary": "VestaCP through 0.9.8-24 allows the admin user to escalate privileges to root because the Sudo configuration does not require a password to run /usr/local/vesta/bin scripts.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-30462",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-30462",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-30462"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/outroll/vesta",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "2da2c539f169c7c4a00b1e23fcf9c3c226faeb08"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:vestacp:vesta_control_panel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "0.9.8-24"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "0.9.8-23",
            "0.9.8-20",
            "0.9.8-19",
            "0.9.8-18",
            "0.9.8-17",
            "0.9.8-16",
            "0.9.8-15",
            "0.9.8-13",
            "0.9.8-12",
            "0.9.8-11",
            "0.9.8-10"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-30462.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:32.330273506Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-vestacp-lpe-vulnerabilities/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-30462",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 433008,
  "published_at": "2021-04-08T14:15:14.213+00:00"
}