CVE-2017-18415
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of...
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of incorrect environment-variable filtering (SEC-302).
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 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of incorrect environment-variable filtering (SEC-302).
- Record
CVE-2017-18415- 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
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of incorrect environment-variable filtering (SEC-302).
- Record
CVE-2017-18415- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9531 No score
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of incorrect environment-variable filtering (SEC-302).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9531- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2969-2qqp-g57c
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of...
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of incorrect environment-variable filtering (SEC-302).
- Record
GHSA-2969-2qqp-g57c- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2017-18415 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 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.