VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20882
cPanel before 74.0.8 allows arbitrary file-write operations in the context of the root account during WHM Force Password Change (SEC-447).
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
cPanel before 74.0.8 allows arbitrary file-write operations in the context of the root account during WHM Force Password Change (SEC-447).
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- cpanel/cpanel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% 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/74+Change+LogProduct, Release Notes
- https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2018-0005-full-disclosure/Vendor Advisory
- https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/74+Change+LogProduct, Release Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.