VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-14400
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache misparsing (SEC-479).
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache misparsing (SEC-479).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cpanel/cpanel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/78+Change+LogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/78+Change+LogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.