CVE-2020-26105
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554).
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554).
- Record
CVE-2020-26105- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554).
- Record
CVE-2020-26105- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-18735 No score
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554).
- Record
EUVD-2020-18735- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-59g5-964j-wr4j No score
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554).
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554).
- Record
GHSA-59g5-964j-wr4j- Weakness
- CWE-522
- 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-2020-26105 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Cpanel, published September 25, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.