CVE-2017-18475
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim piped filters ran in the context of an incorrect user account when...
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim piped filters ran in the context of an incorrect user account when delivering to a system user (SEC-204).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim piped filters ran in the context of an incorrect user account when delivering to a system user (SEC-204).
- Record
CVE-2017-18475- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim piped filters ran in the context of an incorrect user account when delivering to a system user (SEC-204).
- Record
CVE-2017-18475- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9591 No score
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim piped filters ran in the context of an incorrect user account when delivering to a system user (SEC-204).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9591- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7pp-vpx2-w6h3
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim piped filters ran in the context of an incorrect user account when...
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim piped filters ran in the context of an incorrect user account when delivering to a system user (SEC-204).
- Record
GHSA-p7pp-vpx2-w6h3- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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-2017-18475 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cpanel, published August 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.