CVE-2020-12785
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows attackers to obtain access to the current working directory via the...
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows attackers to obtain access to the current working directory via the account backup feature (SEC-540).
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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows attackers to obtain access to the current working directory via the account backup feature (SEC-540).
- Record
CVE-2020-12785- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows attackers to obtain access to the current working directory via the account backup feature (SEC-540).
- Record
CVE-2020-12785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5070 No score
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows attackers to obtain access to the current working directory via the account backup feature (SEC-540).
- Record
EUVD-2020-5070- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mjx-247g-8657 No score
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows attackers to obtain access to the current working directory via the...
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows attackers to obtain access to the current working directory via the account backup feature (SEC-540).
- Record
GHSA-8mjx-247g-8657- Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2020-12785 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Cpanel, published May 11, 2020. 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.