VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-29136
In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.19%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.19% probability · 68th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-307
- Affected
- cpanel/cpanel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 26 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://docs.cpanel.net/changelogs/90-change-log/Vendor Advisory
- https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2020-0007-full-disclosure/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.digitaldefense.com/news/zero-day-cpanel-and-webhost-manager/Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.cpanel.net/changelogs/90-change-log/Vendor Advisory
- https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2020-0007-full-disclosure/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.digitaldefense.com/news/zero-day-cpanel-and-webhost-manager/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.