CVE-2017-18477
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC...
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC-206).
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC-206).
- Record
CVE-2017-18477- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC-206).
- Record
CVE-2017-18477- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9593 No score
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC-206).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9593- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8q3-vrcp-8jr5
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC...
In cPanel before 62.0.4, Exim transports could execute in the context of the nobody account (SEC-206).
- Record
GHSA-h8q3-vrcp-8jr5- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - 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-2017-18477 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Cpanel, published August 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.