CVE-2017-18396
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows arbitrary file-read operations via Exim vdomainaliases (SEC-329).
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows arbitrary file-read operations via Exim vdomainaliases (SEC-329).
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows arbitrary file-read operations via Exim vdomainaliases (SEC-329).
- Record
CVE-2017-18396- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows arbitrary file-read operations via Exim vdomainaliases (SEC-329).
- Record
CVE-2017-18396- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9512 No score
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows arbitrary file-read operations via Exim vdomainaliases (SEC-329).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9512- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmfv-m7pp-f56x
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows arbitrary file-read operations via Exim vdomainaliases (SEC-329).
cPanel before 68.0.15 allows arbitrary file-read operations via Exim vdomainaliases (SEC-329).
- Record
GHSA-qmfv-m7pp-f56x- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2017-18396 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Cpanel, published August 2, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.