VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-18477
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC-206).
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.88%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.88%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC-206).
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.88% probability · 59th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-254
- Affected
- cpanel/cpanel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/62+Change+LogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/62+Change+LogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.