CVE-2017-18390
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows code execution in the context of the root account because of weak...
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows code execution in the context of the root account because of weak permissions on incremental backups (SEC-322).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows code execution in the context of the root account because of weak permissions on incremental backups (SEC-322).
- Record
CVE-2017-18390- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-275
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows code execution in the context of the root account because of weak permissions on incremental backups (SEC-322).
- Record
CVE-2017-18390- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9506 No score
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows code execution in the context of the root account because of weak permissions on incremental backups (SEC-322).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9506- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3qm-rr8v-rfj3
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows code execution in the context of the root account because of weak...
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows code execution in the context of the root account because of weak permissions on incremental backups (SEC-322).
- Record
GHSA-m3qm-rr8v-rfj3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18390 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Cpanel, published August 2, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.