CVE-2019-14400
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache...
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache misparsing (SEC-479).
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 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache misparsing (SEC-479).
- Record
CVE-2019-14400- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache misparsing (SEC-479).
- Record
CVE-2019-14400- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5606 No score
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache misparsing (SEC-479).
- Record
EUVD-2019-5606- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjh2-96pr-4fjq No score
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache...
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache misparsing (SEC-479).
- Record
GHSA-vjh2-96pr-4fjq- 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-2019-14400 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Cpanel, published July 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.