CVE-2017-18434
cPanel before 64.0.21 allows code execution in the context of the root account via a...
cPanel before 64.0.21 allows code execution in the context of the root account via a SET_VHOST_LANG_PACKAGE multilang adminbin call (SEC-237).
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 64.0.21 allows code execution in the context of the root account via a SET_VHOST_LANG_PACKAGE multilang adminbin call (SEC-237).
- Record
CVE-2017-18434- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 64.0.21 allows code execution in the context of the root account via a SET_VHOST_LANG_PACKAGE multilang adminbin call (SEC-237).
- Record
CVE-2017-18434- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9550 No score
cPanel before 64.0.21 allows code execution in the context of the root account via a SET_VHOST_LANG_PACKAGE multilang adminbin call (SEC-237).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9550- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jr37-q44g-fcpp
cPanel before 64.0.21 allows code execution in the context of the root account via a...
cPanel before 64.0.21 allows code execution in the context of the root account via a SET_VHOST_LANG_PACKAGE multilang adminbin call (SEC-237).
- Record
GHSA-jr37-q44g-fcpp- 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-2017-18434 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 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.