CVE-2019-14404
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via...
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via the Exim virtual_user_spam router (SEC-484).
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via the Exim virtual_user_spam router (SEC-484).
- Record
CVE-2019-14404- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via the Exim virtual_user_spam router (SEC-484).
- Record
CVE-2019-14404- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5610 No score
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via the Exim virtual_user_spam router (SEC-484).
- Record
EUVD-2019-5610- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gc4q-p2j2-7x7j No score
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via...
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via the Exim virtual_user_spam router (SEC-484).
- Record
GHSA-gc4q-p2j2-7x7j- 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-2019-14404 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Cpanel, published July 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.