CVE-2018-20942
cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval...
cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon configuring crontab (SEC-351).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon configuring crontab (SEC-351).
- Record
CVE-2018-20942- CVSS 3.0
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon configuring crontab (SEC-351).
- Record
CVE-2018-20942- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13480 No score
cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon configuring crontab (SEC-351).
- Record
EUVD-2018-13480- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9m97-7mr8-xcgp
cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval...
cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon configuring crontab (SEC-351).
- Record
GHSA-9m97-7mr8-xcgp- CVSS 3.0
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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-2018-20942 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.5) in Cpanel, published August 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.