CVE-2019-20492
cPanel before 82.0.18 allows authentication bypass because of misparsing of the format of the...
cPanel before 82.0.18 allows authentication bypass because of misparsing of the format of the password file (SEC-516).
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
cPanel before 82.0.18 allows authentication bypass because of misparsing of the format of the password file (SEC-516).
- Record
CVE-2019-20492- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 82.0.18 allows authentication bypass because of misparsing of the format of the password file (SEC-516).
- Record
CVE-2019-20492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-11036 No score
cPanel before 82.0.18 allows authentication bypass because of misparsing of the format of the password file (SEC-516).
- Record
EUVD-2019-11036- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mh56-rrqp-mfw3 No score
cPanel before 82.0.18 allows authentication bypass because of misparsing of the format of the...
cPanel before 82.0.18 allows authentication bypass because of misparsing of the format of the password file (SEC-516).
- Record
GHSA-mh56-rrqp-mfw3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-20492 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cpanel, published March 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.